Life Skills - Safety Measures

What is the purpose of a warning label?

• Explain what type of hazardous substance is in the container.

• Explain what ingredients are in the container.

• Have a number to call in case of emergency.

Please give two examples from each category of a dangerous or hazardous products that can be found in a household?

Name the three separate ways that hazardous substances can enter the body?

How do you avoid ingesting hazardous substances?

• Keep them away from your mouth.

• Make sure you wash your hands thoroughly after being in contact with hazardous substances.

• Allow them to be near your food or drink.

• After handling a hazardous substance eat and drink without washing your hands.

Can a hazardous gas or vapour be inhaled? If you answer yes, please explain two different ways in which you can avoid this?

Absorption occurs when?

• The substance comes into contact with your skin and gets absorbed through your pores.

• It burns through your skin and enters your bloodstream.

• You inhale a gas into your lungs.

• You swallow some part of a harmful substances by mistake.

Why is it essential for you to wear protective gear when handling hazardous substances?

Explain why it is necessary to be in a well ventilated area when using a toxic substance?