WHMIS Symbols and Category Guide
This guide details Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) symbols and their categories. Study the symbols for Explosive, Flammable, Oxidizing, Corrosive, Compressed Gas, and Harmful materials. Remember the potential hazards associated with each.
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- Question 1
- Eat a snack.
- Ignore all instructions.
- Gather only the materials you need.
- Start mixing chemicals immediately.
- Question 2
- Open-toe shoes.
- Tight-fitting clothes.
- Safety goggles.
- Hair tied back.
- Question 3
- Clean it up yourself immediately without telling anyone.
- Ignore it and continue with the lab.
- Pour more chemicals on it to neutralize the spill.
- Tell the teacher and ask for instructions on how to clean it.
- Question 4
- Sweep the broken glass under the bench.
- Tell the teacher about the broken test tube.
- Leave the broken test tube where it is.
- Try to pick up the broken pieces with your bare hands.
- Question 5
- Take a deep sniff of the chemical.
- Wave your hand over the container to waft fumes towards your nose.
- Put your nose directly over the container.
- Close your eyes and try to smell it.
- Question 6
- A person with a starburst over their chest.
- A flame symbol.
- A skull and crossbones symbol.
- An exclamation mark.
- Question 7
- Flammable materials.
- Explosion or reactivity hazards.
- Corrosive substances.
- Harmful substances.
- Question 8
- A skull and crossbones pictogram.
- An environmental hazard pictogram.
- A gas cylinder pictogram.
- A flame pictogram.
- Question 9
- Damage to metals, skin, and eyes.
- Flammable gases.
- Environmental damage.
- Infectious materials.
- Question 10
- A circle with three overlapping crescents and a smaller circle in the middle.
- A tree with dead fish.
- A flame over a circle.
- An exclamation mark.
List of Flashcards10 flashcards
- Card 1HintThink of a visual symbol that communicates danger quickly.Memory TipPicture = quick hazard info
- Card 2HintThe symbol shows a flame.Memory TipFlame means it burns
- Card 3HintThe symbol shows a flame over a circle.Memory TipOxygen circle feeds flame
- Card 4HintThe symbol shows a gas cylinder.Memory TipCylinder holds high pressure
- Card 5HintThe symbol shows a hand and a surface being corroded.Memory TipCorrosion eats skin/metal
- Card 6HintThe symbol shows an exploding bomb.Memory TipBomb means danger
- Card 7HintThe symbol shows a skull and crossbones.Memory TipSkull = deadly danger
- Card 8HintThe symbol shows a human silhouette with an 'exploding' chest.Memory TipBody bursting with illness
- Card 9HintThe symbol is an exclamation mark.Memory TipExclamation! Watch out!
- Card 10HintThe symbol looks like a biological hazard symbol.Memory TipBiohazard for germs