WHMIS Practice Test 7

All 25 questions in this test

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1. "Keep the container tightly closed" is an example of what label element?

   1. Supplemental hazard data
   2. A hazard statement
   3. A signal word
   4. A precautionary statement

2. A drum is sitting in a trans-shipment warehouse, unchanged, waiting to be loaded for delivery. Which rules apply?

   1. Consumer product rules
   2. WHMIS workplace label rules
   3. No rules apply while it waits to be loaded
   4. Transportation of dangerous goods rules

3. How does an oxidizer create a fire hazard?

   1. It absorbs heat and puts fires out
   2. It makes a fire produce less smoke
   3. It only burns when mixed with water
   4. It can cause or intensify a fire

4. 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

5. Who is responsible for making sure the correct workplace labels are used?

   1. The employer
   2. The delivery company
   3. Health Canada
   4. The supplier

6. 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

7. A supplier tells a buyer the SDS can be downloaded from its website and sends only the link. Does this meet the rules?

   1. No, a link alone is not acceptable
   2. Yes, if the buyer has internet access
   3. Only for products under 100 mL
   4. Yes, a website link is enough

8. A skin corrosive is Category 1, while a skin irritant is Category 2. Which pictogram does the Category 2 product use?

   1. Skull and crossbones
   2. Health hazard
   3. Exclamation mark
   4. Corrosion

9. You need to dilute a concentrated corrosive with water. What is the safe method?

   1. Heat the water first
   2. Pour both in at the same time
   3. Add the corrosive slowly to cold water
   4. Add water quickly to the corrosive

10. A new hazardous product is brought into your work area. What does this generally trigger?

    1. A visit from a Health Canada inspector to approve its use
    2. A new supplier label from the employer
    3. Refresher education and training on the new product
    4. Nothing until the yearly review

11. Why does a WHMIS program include a product inventory?

    1. So the employer always knows what is on site and how much
    2. So the employer can avoid buying labels
    3. So workers can take leftover products home
    4. So the supplier can bill the employer correctly

12. What are a worker's duties regarding WHMIS training?

    1. Approve it before it starts
    2. Design it for new hires
    3. Take part in it and follow the safe work procedures
    4. Pay for it themselves and keep the receipt for the employer

13. Which list correctly names the main components of WHMIS?

    1. Labels, placards, shipping papers and manifests
    2. Ventilation, PPE, first aid kits, fire drills and evacuation
    3. Classification, labels, SDSs, and education and training
    4. Inspections, fines, permits and licensing

14. Which agency enforces WHMIS in Quebec workplaces?

    1. Service NL
    2. Health Canada
    3. WorkSafeBC
    4. CNESST

15. Which materials does CCOHS give as common skin sensitizers?

    1. Water and salt
    2. Glass and sand
    3. Latex and nickel
    4. Paper and cotton

16. Your employer imports a hazardous product directly from a foreign supplier, only for use in its own plant. Under WHMIS, the employer is:

    1. Exempt, because the product is not resold
    2. The importer, with supplier duties for labels and SDSs
    3. Only responsible for training, not labels
    4. Required to send the product back for relabelling

17. How should you clean up a spilled toxic powder?

    1. Sweep it up with a dry broom
    2. Pre-wet it or use a HEPA-filtered vacuum
    3. Wipe it with a dry cloth
    4. Blow it away with compressed air into a bin

18. Which of these must appear on a WHMIS supplier label?

    1. The name of the worker who opened it
    2. Signal word, hazard and precautionary statements
    3. The date of the next safety meeting
    4. The purchase price, invoice number and the supplier's sales rep

19. You decanted a product for your own use, but a co-worker will also use it later. What is required?

    1. Only the product name
    2. Nothing, since you poured it
    3. A full workplace label
    4. A note on the whiteboard

20. Which statement about oxidizers is true?

    1. They burn on their own even without fuel
    2. They do not burn but make fires hotter and faster
    3. They are only dangerous when frozen
    4. They make fires smaller by using up the oxygen around them

21. Two products are in the same hazard class. One is Category 1A and the other is Category 1B. Which is more hazardous?

    1. They are exactly equal
    2. Category 1A
    3. It depends on the container size
    4. Category 1B

22. For WHMIS, "acute" toxicity by inhalation refers to an exposure lasting how long?

    1. 4 hours
    2. 15 minutes
    3. 24 hours
    4. 8 hours

23. 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

24. Who must be able to get the SDS for a hazardous product at work?

    1. Exposed workers and the safety committee
    2. Only outside inspectors
    3. Only the company owner
    4. Only the purchasing manager and the owner

25. A product may cause cancer if workers are exposed to it. Which WHMIS hazard group does this fall under?

    1. Reactivity hazards
    2. Environmental hazards
    3. Physical hazards
    4. Health hazards