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Title: WHMIS


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WHMIS
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

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WHMIS
  • The WHMIS provides workers and students with
    complete and accurate information regarding
    hazardous products. The regulations cover all
    worksites where chemicals are used.
  • Workers and Students must learn and apply this
    information, provided on products labels and
    Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). The best
    time to learn WHMIS regulations is before using a
    potentially hazardous substance.

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WHMIS
  • The Key to the WHMIS system is clear and
    standardized labeling. The supplier is
    responsible for providing a label when the
    product is sold, and the workplace is responsible
    for ensuring that the labels remain intact or are
    replaced, if necessary. Smaller containers for
    student use are also labeled, listing the hazards
    and indicating where more information can be
    found.

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WHMIS(Workplace Hazardous Materials Information
Systems)
  • The 3 components to the WHMIS system are
  • MSDS
  • Worker Education
  • Labels on all Products

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MSDS
  • Stored in binders in lab areas
  • All known chemicals
  • 8 sections
  • name
  • ingredients
  • physical data
  • fire hazards
  • reactivity data
  • toxicological properties
  • preventive measures
  • first aid measures

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WHMIS SYMBOLS

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WHMIS Labels
  • Compressed Gas ex. Helium, propane
  • Flammable/Combustible ex methane gas, acetone
  • Oxidizing Material ex Chromic Acid
  • Poisonous Infectious (Immediate Serious Toxic
    Effects) ex cyanide
  • Poisonous Infectious (Other Toxic Effects) ex
    mercury, lead
  • Biohazardous Infectious ex needles
  • Corrosive Materials ex degreaser
  • Dangerously Reactive ex pure sodium

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HHPS Symbols(Hazardous Household Product
Symbols)
  • HOUSEHOLD!
  • Levels of Severity (Danger, Warning and Caution)

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Household Chemical Research Assignment
  • Find a chemical (Windex, Mr. Clean) at home and
    find the following information from the labels on
    the container and/or by researching the internet.
  • Name of the product.
  • Draw and name the HHPS or WHMIS symbols.
  • Determine the actual chemicals in the product (no
    more than 5).
  • What are some safety precautions you should take
    when using this product?
  • What are some first aid measures for when you
    have been exposed to the product?
  • (handout)

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  • This assignment must be typed in 12 font.
  • Must include a title page (assignment, your
    chemical product, your name, class, name of
    teacher, date)

Household Chemical Research Project Your
Chemical Product Chris Bosh
Sci. 9 (1) Feb. 5/09
Mr. Hogan
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Hand out WHMIS Table (p. 14) optional -
  • Assignment 1
  • Create a simple map of your home and indicate
    where you would have found products with some of
    the hazardous household product symbols that we
    have discussed.
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