WHMIS Mock Exam 5

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1. Which group is responsible for classifying a hazardous product and providing its label and SDS?

   1. Customers who buy for home use
   2. Workers
   3. Suppliers
   4. Health and safety committees

2. You must clean up blood after an accident at work. Which precaution is correct?

   1. Clean it with bare hands quickly
   2. Assume it is safe if it looks clean
   3. Treat it as infectious and wear gloves
   4. Leave it for the next shift

3. What does the hazard category of a product tell you?

   1. Which province the product is sold in
   2. Which company made the product
   3. How severe the hazard is within its class
   4. How many litres are in the container

4. Which SDS section lists the hazard classification, signal word and hazard statements?

   1. Section 11, Toxicological information
   2. Section 2, Hazard identification
   3. Section 3, Composition
   4. Section 8, Exposure controls

5. Where should an eyewash station and emergency shower be when hazardous products are used?

   1. Only in the first-aid room on the floor upstairs
   2. In another building on site
   3. Anywhere, as long as one exists
   4. Readily available in the immediate work area

6. Why is the GHS-aligned system called WHMIS 2015?

   1. Its Hazardous Products Regulations were published in February 2015
   2. Every workplace had to be trained by January 2015
   3. It replaced the Transport of Dangerous Goods Act in 2015
   4. 2015 was the first year WHMIS became law

7. How can a simple asphyxiant harm a worker?

   1. By making metal containers corrode
   2. By causing cancer after many years
   3. By burning the skin on contact
   4. By pushing oxygen out of the air

8. Learning what the hazard classes mean and what is on a label and SDS is an example of:

   1. Supplier certification
   2. Emergency response training
   3. Site-specific training
   4. WHMIS education

9. Which of these is a worker's responsibility under WHMIS?

   1. Inspecting the supplier's factory
   2. Taking part in WHMIS education and training
   3. Writing safety data sheets for new products
   4. Classifying products into hazard classes

10. The supplier label on a drum has been torn and can no longer be read. What must happen?

    1. Write the date on the drum
    2. Move the drum to a storage room and keep using it
    3. Put a new supplier or workplace label on it
    4. Keep using the drum as is

11. Who enforces WHMIS in a provincially regulated workplace?

    1. The product's supplier
    2. The provincial or territorial OHS regulator
    3. The local police service
    4. The Canada Border Services Agency's inspectors

12. In WHMIS, what is a hazard class?

    1. A training course level that workers must complete each year
    2. A list of approved suppliers
    3. A price range for chemical products
    4. A way of grouping products with similar hazardous properties

13. Under the GHS-aligned WHMIS, the physical hazard criteria are consistent with which other set of rules?

    1. Provincial building codes
    2. Transport of Dangerous Goods regulations
    3. Food and Drugs Act labelling rules
    4. Canada Consumer Product Safety Act rules

14. A hazardous product's label has no pictogram. What does this mean?

    1. The label is illegal and must be removed
    2. Its class or category may not require one
    3. The product is exempt from SDS rules
    4. The product is not hazardous

15. In Ontario, a portable container filled from a labelled drum needs no workplace label if the filler is the only user, uses it only that shift, and what else?

    1. The contents are clearly identified
    2. The container is smaller than 1 litre
    3. The product is not flammable
    4. The supervisor signs off on it

16. A co-worker gets a corrosive product in their eyes. What is the standard first step?

    1. Rinse with the product's solvent
    2. Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes
    3. Rub the eyes to remove the product
    4. Cover the eyes with a cloth and wait for symptoms

17. Under WHMIS, when is a product called a "hazardous product"?

    1. When a worker reports feeling unwell after using it
    2. When it is sold in a container over 4 litres
    3. When it meets the criteria for a hazard class or category
    4. When it costs more than a set amount

18. Under WHMIS, who counts as a supplier?

    1. Any business that sells or imports a hazardous product
    2. Any worker who pours a product into another container
    3. Only retail stores that sell hazardous products to the public
    4. Only companies that manufacture chemicals in Canada

19. Why are simple asphyxiants especially dangerous in confined spaces?

    1. They only work in large open areas
    2. They are bright red and block vision
    3. They are colourless and odourless and give no warning
    4. They smell strongly and make workers panic in tight areas

20. A pictogram shows a cylinder lying on its side. What hazard does it identify?

    1. Corrosive to metals
    2. Acute toxicity
    3. Flammable liquid
    4. Gas under pressure

21. A product can damage the liver after prolonged or repeated exposure. Which class is this?

    1. STOT – repeated exposure
    2. Acute toxicity – oral
    3. Skin corrosion
    4. Aspiration hazard

22. You notice a hazardous product leaking from a container. What should you do first?

    1. Sniff it to identify the product
    2. Ignore it if the smell is faint
    3. Report it and warn people nearby
    4. Wait until the end of your shift

23. The GHS includes an environmental hazards group. What is its status in WHMIS?

    1. Not adopted, though suppliers may still show it
    2. Required only for products made and sold in Canada
    3. Required on every WHMIS label
    4. Replaced the health hazards group

24. What is the main purpose of WHMIS?

    1. To give hazard and safety information about products used at work
    2. To inspect homes for unsafe cleaning products
    3. To set the prices of chemicals sold to Canadian businesses
    4. To license companies that transport dangerous goods by road and rail

25. Which Ontario regulation sets out employers' detailed WHMIS duties?

    1. The Highway Traffic Act
    2. Regulation 347 under the Environmental Protection Act
    3. Regulation 860 under the OHSA
    4. The Employment Standards Act