Chemical Safety

What does WHMIS mean?

• Workplace Hazard Materials Information Source

• Workplace Harmful Materials Info-graphic System

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

• Working Hazard Material Information System

What does this picture stand for?

• For oxidizing hazards

• For explosion or reactivity hazards

• Causes burns to skin, eyes, lungs, clothes and metals

• For gases under pressure

What does this symbol stand for?

• For oxidizing hazards

• For fire hazards

• Can cause death of toxicity eith short exposure to small amounts

• For organisms or toxins that cause diseases in people or animals

What does this symbol stand for?

• Can cause death or toxicity with short rxposure to small amounts

• Causes burns to skin, eyes, lungs, clothes and metals

• For fire hazards

• May cause damage to the aquatic environment

What does this Biohazardous symbol mean?

• May contain organisms or toxins that can cause diseases in people or animals

• May cause damage to the aquatic environment

• May cause or suspected of causing serious health effects

• May cause less serious health effects such as skin, eye or lung irritation

What does this symbol stand for?

• Can cause death or toxicity with short exposure to small amounts

• May cause less serious health effects such as skin, eye or lung irritation

• May cause or suspected of causing serious health effects

• For explosion or reactivity hazards

What does this symbol stand for?

• For explosion or reactivity hazards

• For oxidizing hazards

• For gases under pressure

• For fire hazards

What does this symbol stand for?

• May cause or suspected of causing serious health effects

• Can cause death or toxicity with short exposure to small amounts

• May cause less serious health effects such as skin, eye and lung irritation

• Causes burns yo skin, eyes, lungs, clothes and metals

What does this symbol stand for?

• For explosion or reactivity hazards

• May cause damage to the aquatic environment

• For gases under pressure

• For oxidizing hazards

What does this symbol stand for?

• For oxidizing hazards

• Can cause death or toxicity with short exposure to small amounts

• For organisms or toxins that cause diseases in people or animals

• May cause damage to the aquatic environment