WHMIS

1. What does WHMIS stand for?

Workplace
Hazardous
Materials
Information
System

2. How can you identify a WHMIS label?

It has a "broken-line" border.

3. What is an MSDS?

Material
Safety
Data
Sheet

4. How do you get an MSDS?

Simply ask for it!  (Lab teachers, employers, etc. MUST have them available to you.)

5. There are other hazard symbols on household chemical products.  They tell us when a
container and/or its contents is potentially dangerous.  How does a dangerous container
border differ from a dangerous product border?

A dangerous container's border is an upside-down triangle (like a yield sign), but a dangerous
product's border is an octagon (like a stop sign).

6. What are the three main safety items commonly used in chemistry labs?

A lab coat, safety goggles and gloves