Science Lab Safety

Potential Hazards & Consequences

WHMIS - Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

Gas cylinder
Exploding bomb
(for gases under
(for explosion or
pressure)
reactivity hazards)

Flame Flame over circle

(for fire hazards) (for oxidizing hazards)
Potential Hazards & Consequences

WHMIS - Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

Skull and crossbones

Corrosion
(can cause death or
(for corrosive damage
toxicity with short
to metals, as well as
exposure to small
skin, eyes)
amounts)

Health hazard Exclamation mark

(may cause or (may cause less
suspected of causing serious health effects
serious health effects) or damage the ozone
layer)
Potential Hazards & Consequences

WHMIS - Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

Biohazardous
Environment
infectious materials
(may cause damage to
(for organisms or
the aquatic
toxins that can cause
environment)
diseases in people or
animals)
 Practices to avoid these hazards

● Wear protective clothing

○ Gloves, Glasses, Close toed Shoes
● Maintain equipment and label equipment.
○ Chemicals and other substances should be labeled with their respective hazards according to
WHMIS
● Prevent contamination
○ Clean equipment and use as intended
● Proper understanding of labels and their meaning
● Full understanding of procedures and proper disposal of hazardous product.
 Bibliography

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. (2022). Canada's National Whmis
Portal. WHMIS.org | Canada's National WHMIS Portal. Retrieved December 2022, from
https://whmis.org/

Government of Canada, C. C. for O. H. and S. (2022, December 22). Canadian Centre for
Occupational Health and Safety. Retrieved December 31, 2022, from
https://www.ccohs.ca/