Deck 13: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System Whmis, Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling for Chemicals Ghs, and Transportation of Dangerous Goods TDG

Question 1

The term WHMIS has been replaced with GHS.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

What agencies or bodies are represented on the WHMIS logo?

A) ACGIH, CSA, and Health Canada
B) Health Canada, CSA, Labour
C) Labour, IAPA, and Health Canada
D) Labour, industry, and government
E) Government, Labour, and Health Canada

Answer 2

Labour, industry, and government

Question 3

A primary objective of WHMIS is to support which basic possessed by all Canadian workers?

A) The right to refuse
B) The right to participate
C) The right to know
D) The right to bear arms
E) The right to use chemicals

Answer 3

The right to know

Question 4

The hazard identification section on a SDS provides a description of various toxic effects by route of entry.

Question 5

Small-capacity containers (100 ml or less) are not required to have precautionary hazard statements on the label.

Question 6

A material safety data sheet should be present for each controlled product at the workplace.

Question 7

The Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act only applies to shipments in or out of the country.

Question 8

Controlled products are only harmful if ingested.

Question 9

Under which condition is a supplier label required?

A) When hazardous product are provided to a workplace
B) When a hazardous product is produced (made) at the workplace and used in that workplace
C) When a hazardous product is decanted (e.g., transferred or poured) into another container
D) When a supplier label becomes lost or illegible (unreadable)
E) All of the above

Question 10

WHMIS only applies to workplaces under federal jurisdiction.

Question 11

The two types of labels are supplier labels and workplace labels.

Question 12

WHMIS 2015 is supported by which pieces of legislation?

A) The Hazardous Products Act (HPA)
B) The Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR)
C) The Health and Safety legislation for the respective jurisdiction
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 13

Acute toxicity is a class of health hazard.

Question 14

Under WHMIS 2015, the Hazardous Products Act (HPA) requires that workplace labels contain: a product identifier, safe handling precautions, and a reference to the safety data sheet

Question 15

Under WHMIS 2015, who is responsible for ensuring the appropriate classification of hazardous products?

A) Suppliers
B) Employers
C) Workers
D) Federal government
E) Provincial or territorial government

Question 16

Safety data sheets will have a similar appearance for all controlled products.

Question 17

WHMIS is a major component of a worker's right to know.

Question 18

WHMIS was developed by the chemical manufacturing industry.

Question 19

Supplier labels must have the hatched border.

Question 20

Supplier labels must contain a hazard symbol or pictogram.

Question 21

A gasoline tanker on the highway would be identified by which TDG class?

A) Class A
B) Class C
C) Class 1
D) Class 2
E) Class 3

Question 22

Which item would least likely be found on an MSDS?

A) The product's container description
B) First aid measures
C) The specific gravity of the product
D) The toxicity of the product to a rat
E) The colour of the product

Question 23

In which section of a supplier label is first aid included?

A) Signal word
B) Hazard statements
C) Precautionary statements
D) Product identifier
E) Supplier identifier

Question 24

The three items commonly found on a workplace label are:

A) Hazard symbol, safe handling instructions, and a reference to the MSDS
B) Hazard symbol, product name, and a reference to the MSDS
C) The product name, safe handling instructions, and a reference to the MSDS
D) The product name, safe handling instructions, and a hazard symbol
E) The product name, safe handling instructions, and manufacturer's contact information

Question 25

Under WHMIS 2015, which hazard class is represented by a pictogram containing a flame inside an eight-sided border?

A) Compressed gas
B) Corrosive material
C) Oxidizing material
D) Flammable material
E) None of the above