WHMIS

Participant's Name: _____________________

WHMIS Quiz
After you have watched the video and read the reference material in this guide, answer the
25 questions below by circling a), b), c), etc. You can go back to the reference material if
you need to make sure of your answer. This quiz should take about 30 minutes to complete.
When you are finished, print you name on each page and give them to the administrator to
check. We hope the knowledge you gained from this WHMIS training program will help
you to work safely.

1.

Which item is not one of the three main parts of the

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System?

a) labels
X b) overtime
c) worker education
d) MSDS
2.

Why is it important for you to be trained in WHMIS?

a) to get your work done faster

X b) to have information to protect your health and safety
c) to serve your customers better
3.

A worker has been told to clean the floor with liquid from a
drum. He notices that the supplier label has been torn off. What
should he do?

X a) not work with the liquid; tell his supervisor immediately

about the missing label
b) put gloves on "just in case"
c) clean floor as he was told to do.

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4.

What features make supplier labels easy to recognize?

a) the border
b) the WHMIS symbols
c) the colour
X d) both a) and b)

5.

Hazardous material with this symbol may:

a) burn your skin and clothing

X b) cause serious and immediate illness or death
c) cause frostbite if released from the container
6.

What information is not on the workplace label?

X a) date of manufacture of the product

b) safe handling instructions
c) MSDS statement
d) product name

7.

If you work with material that has this symbol, what

precautions should you take?

a) avoid ignition sources

b) read the label and MSDS
c) always wear the proper personal protective equipment
X d) b) and c)
8.

Why are the WHMIS labels important?

a) they state how the hazardous material could harm you

b) they state how to manufacture the hazardous material
c) they state how to work safely with the hazardous
material
d)
a) and c)
X

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9. Material Safety Data Sheets contain technical information

such as:
a) how to set up the eye wash station
b) what to do in an emergency
c) how to lift and carry heavy containers
10. How could you protect yourself while you work with this
hazardous material?
a) talk to your supervisor about safe work procedures
b) wear the proper protective equipment when working with
this material
c) read the label and MSDS to find out how to work safely
with this material
X d) all of the above
11. Employers are legally required to make sure that MSDSs for
all the hazardous material in their workplace:

a) are kept in the manager's office

X b) are easy for the workers to find and read
c) have the distinctive WHMIS border
12. What other important information is covered in the MSDS?
a) first aid measures
b) information about the harmful effects of the product
c) information about how to work safely with the product
X d) all of the above

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13. You are preparing to work with a new hazardous material. You
need to know what personal protective equipment to wear.
What should you do?
X a) read the label and the MSDS
b) wear what you wore when you worked with a similar
material
c) look for equipment around the workstation that looks
suitable

14. If you work with material that has this symbol on the label you
should:
X a) avoid all ignition sources
b) never work outdoors with this material
c) use only metal containers

15. Oxidizing materials:

X a) may make it easier for other substances to burn
b) all have a distinctive odour
.
c) cause frostbite on contact

16. What does this symbol tell you about the hazardous
material?
X a) the material is under pressure
b) the material may eat through metal
c) the material may catch fire
d) the cylinder is too heavy to lift

17. If you work with material in a container with this symbol on

the label, what should you do to protect yourself?

a) clean up any spill quickly; you don't need personal

protective equipment
b) use the correct grounding and bonding procedure
c)
read the label and get instructions from your supervisor
X

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18. If you work with compressed gas cylinders, what

precautions should you take?
a)

check with your supervisor before handling any new

compressed gas
b) move and handle the cylinders with care
c) keep cylinders away from source of sparks or heat
X d) all of the above
19. Where are you most likely to see this symbol?
a)
X b)
c)

in a printing plant
in a medical laboratory
in a dry cleaning plant

20. In order to comply with WHMIS legislation, an employer

must:
a) clean up spills immediately
X b) label all hazardous materials
c) keep temperatures of the plant at a comfortable setting
21. What other responsibilities do employers have under WHMIS?
a) keep an inventory of hazardous materials in consultation
with the joint health and safety committee or the health and
safety representative
b) hire the most qualified people
c) make sure the MSDS for each product is available for
workers to see.
X d) a & c
22. Hazardous materials with this symbol:

a) may catch fire

b) may eat through your skin
X c) may cause serious infectious disease

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23. What are the hazardous properties of materials with this

symbol?
a) it may attack and destroy human tissue on contact
X b) it may undergo a reaction if heated, pressurized, or
dropped
c) it may freeze at room temperature
24. A respirator is a type of personal protective equipment
designed to stop hazardous material from entering the body:
a) by contact with skin
b) by swallowing
X c) by breathing in vapours, fumes, dust, or smoke
25. As a worker you have responsibilities regarding WHMIS.
These are:
a) to keep MSDSs up to date
X b) to attend WHMIS training
c) create an inventory of the hazardous materials in
your workplace

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