Whmis Test - University of Ottawa Heart Institute

UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTEWORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION SYSTEMWHMIS E TestName:_________________________________________________________Name of Supervisor: ____________________________________________________Laboratory #: _________________________________________________________Course date:__________________________________________________________Choose the single most appropriate answerEach correct answer is valued one point.1. WHMIS gives employees the right to know about hazardous materials they encounter on the job.a) Trueb) False2. WHMIS is a system of information delivery. What are the key elements of WHMIS?a) Labels, Material Safety Data Sheets, Worker Educationb) Material Safety Data Sheets, Worker Education, Workplace Inventoriesc) Labels, Worker Education, Hazard Alertsd) Labels, Hazard Alerts, Disposal Procedures3. Suppliers of hazardous materials are required to classify hazardous materials into one or more of sixWHMIS hazard classes.a) Trueb) False4. Biohazardous and Infectious Materials are either living organisms or materials that contain livingorganisms or their toxins and have been shown to cause disease in animals or humans.a) Trueb) False5. Some hazardous materials used in the workplace are exempt from the WHMIS regulations.Examples are radioactive materials and pesticides.a) Trueb) False6. Choose the false statement about WHMIS labels.a) There are two types of WHMIS labels - supplier and workplaceb) Labels are the first component of the information delivery systemc) Suppliers must affix proper labels before it enters the workplace.d) Supplier labels are not required in both official languages

7. All material safety data sheets posted in the workplace must be unexpired. This means it must be lessthan how old?a) 1 yearb) 5 yearsc) The date of an MSDS does not matterd) 3 yearsChoose the correct definitions from the list below for the following WHMIS Symbols:8.SymbolDefinition9.10.a) D3 Biohazardous Infectious Materials. Living organisms or materials that contain living organismsthat can infect the body and cause diseaseb) B Flammable and Combustible Materials. These materials can ignite and burn.c) F Dangerously Reactive Materials. These materials undergo violent reactions under condition ofshock, heat or contact with water.d) D1 Poisonous and Infectious - Immediate and Serious Toxic Effects. These materials produceshort term or acute effects in the body which could cause irreversible damage or death immediately.e) E Corrosive Materials. These materials damage or destroy tissue upon contact.f) A Compressed Gases. These materials are stored under high pressure.g) C Oxidizing Materials. These materials help other materials to burn by supplying oxygen.h) D2 Other Toxic Effects. They cause all other types of toxic effects in the body other than immediateand serious. Effects are long term.