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WHMIS quiz: labels, SDS and duties (Canada)

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WHMIS 2015 in 15 questions: what the system is, supplier and workplace labels, the 16 sections of a safety data sheet, signal words and who does what. Free quiz with instant feedback and a short explanation citing the rule for every answer. Based on the federal Hazardous Products Act and Hazardous Products Regulations and on CCOHS guidance; workplace rules (training, workplace labels) are set by each province and territory, and the examples here follow Ontario (Regulation 860 and the OHSA). Practice material written by Quizhat: these are not the questions of any official test or assessment, and Quizhat is not affiliated with Health Canada, CCOHS, the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, the Chief Prevention Officer or any training provider. Sources: Hazardous Products Act and Hazardous Products Regulations (SOR/2015-17); CCOHS, WHMIS: General, Labels, Safety Data Sheets, Hazard Classes; Ontario R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 860 (WHMIS); Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act, s. 28 and s. 42.

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Les questions du quiz

Question 1 · Choix unique · 60 s · 1 pt

What does WHMIS stand for?

  • Workplace Health Management and Inspection Standard
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
  • Worker Hazard Monitoring and Incident System
  • Workplace Hazard Marking and Identification Scheme

Question 2 · Choix unique · 60 s · 1 pt

Which federal laws set the WHMIS requirements for suppliers of hazardous products?

  • The Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and its Regulations
  • The Pest Control Products Act and its Regulations
  • The Hazardous Products Act and the Hazardous Products Regulations
  • The Food and Drugs Act and its Regulations

Question 3 · Choix unique · 60 s · 1 pt

Which of these is NOT one of the main elements of WHMIS?

  • Yearly government inspection of each product
  • Hazard classification of products by suppliers
  • Supplier labels and safety data sheets
  • Worker education and training programs

Question 4 · Choix unique · 60 s · 1 pt

How many sections does a WHMIS safety data sheet (SDS) have?

  • 16
  • 9
  • 12
  • 8

Question 5 · Choix unique · 60 s · 1 pt

In which SDS section do you find first-aid measures?

  • Section 2
  • Section 4
  • Section 8
  • Section 11

Question 6 · Choix unique · 60 s · 1 pt

Which SDS section tells you what personal protective equipment to use?

  • Section 3, Composition/information on ingredients
  • Section 7, Handling and storage
  • Section 11, Toxicological information
  • Section 8, Exposure controls/personal protection

Question 7 · Choix unique · 60 s · 1 pt

A supplier learns significant new data about a product's hazards. By when must the SDS be updated?

  • Within 3 years
  • At the next annual review
  • When the product is next reformulated
  • Within 90 days

Question 8 · Choix unique · 60 s · 1 pt

Which of these is NOT required on a WHMIS 2015 supplier label?

  • The product identifier
  • The initial supplier identifier
  • A hatched (striped) border
  • Precautionary statements

Question 9 · Choix unique · 60 s · 1 pt

In what language or languages must a supplier label be?

  • English only
  • English and French
  • The language of the province where it is sold
  • Any language the supplier chooses

Question 10 · Choix unique · 60 s · 1 pt

What are the two WHMIS signal words?

  • "Caution" and "Notice"
  • "Danger" and "Caution"
  • "Poison" and "Hazard"
  • "Danger" and "Warning"

Question 11 · Choix unique · 60 s · 1 pt

You pour a cleaner from its original container into a spray bottle that other workers will use on later shifts. What does the spray bottle need?

  • Nothing, because the original container has a supplier label
  • A note of the date it was filled
  • A workplace label
  • A new SDS written by the employer

Question 12 · Choix unique · 60 s · 1 pt

What does a workplace label have to show?

  • Product identifier, safe handling information, SDS reference
  • The date of purchase, the price and the supplier's phone number
  • The full text of the safety data sheet, in both languages
  • The pictograms and the bilingual hazard statements

Question 13 · Choix unique · 60 s · 1 pt

In Ontario, how often must the employer review the WHMIS instruction and training given to workers?

  • At least once a year
  • Every three years
  • Every five years
  • Never, once it is done

Question 14 · Choix unique · 60 s · 1 pt

You find an unlabelled container of liquid in the workshop. What should you do?

  • Smell it carefully to work out what it is
  • Leave it alone and report it to your supervisor
  • Use it if it looks and smells like water
  • Pour it down the nearest drain to be safe

Question 15 · Choix unique · 60 s · 1 pt

Within a WHMIS hazard class, which category is the most severe?

  • Category 4
  • Category 3
  • All categories are equally severe
  • Category 1

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