Lab Safety WHMIS 1 WHMIS z WHMIS stands

Lab Safety WHMIS 1

WHMIS z. WHMIS stands for Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System z. The purpose of WHMIS is to reduce injury, illness or disease caused by exposure to hazardous materials. z 2

New to WHMIS 1. Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) has been adopted 2. There are now WHMIS symbols and Hazardous Household Products symbols 3. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are now called Safety Data Sheets (SDS); with no expiry dates 3

Chemicals in your daily life have characteristics that make them useful, hazardous, or both. z Some types of matter that you use everyday can be hazardous y. Information labels give you information about how to properly handle matter

Chemical Safety Around the House/Work/Lab z Hazardous Household Products Symbols (HHPS) y. Each symbol has two types of warnings: x. Whether the hazard is the container or contents x. The type of hazard

HHPS: The Borders z Dangerous Container y. Border looks like a traffic yield sign y. Container is dangerous

HHPS: The Borders z Dangerous Product y. Border looks like a traffic stop sign y. Contents of the container are dangerous

HHPS: The Hazards z Explosive y. Container can explode y. If punctured or heater, pieces can cause serious injuries

HHPS: The Hazards z Corrosive y. Product inside the container will burn the throat or stomach if swallowed y. Burn skin or eyes or contact

HHPS: The Hazards z Flammable y. Product will catch on fire easily if near sparks, flames, or heat

HHPS: The Hazards z Poisonous y. Product will cause illness or death if you eat or drink it y. Smelling or licking the product may be enough to cause harm

HHPS: Household Hazardous Product Symbols

Discussion Questions z What is the HHPS system? Why is it used? z Which HHPS would be on spray paint?

WHMIS Symbols z WHMIS uses a diamond shape around the hazardous classification 14

WHMIS Symbols z Flammable y. Product will catch on fire easily if near sparks, flames, or heat 15

WHMIS Symbols z Oxidization y. Has the ability to combine with oxygen and create an explosion or fire. 16

WHMIS Symbols z Compressed Gas y. Has the ability to exploded as the contents are under high pressure. 17

WHMIS Symbols y. Corrosive x. Product inside the container will burn the throat or stomach if swallowed x. Burn skin or eyes or contact 18

WHMIS Symbols y. Exploding Bomb x. Contents inside have the ability to explode. 19

WHMIS Symbols z Poisonous y. Product will cause illness or death if you eat or drink it y. Smelling or licking the product may be enough to cause harm 20

WHMIS Symbols z Health Hazard y. Product will attack your respiratory system and organs – lungs, diaphragm, chest, nasal and etc… 21

WHMIS Symbols z Health Hazard y. Product will attack your respiratory system and organs – lungs, diaphragm, chest, nasal and etc… 22

WHMIS Symbols z Acute Toxicity y. Product will attack your eyes, skin and respiratory system. 23

WHMIS Symbols z Biohazard y. Product have Biohazardous Infectious Materials. Examples will be in doctors office where they discard used needles, vomit bags and etc… 24

SDS (Safety Data Sheets) • SDS has sixteen different parts that give the user more detailed information about a dangerous product. • You do not need to memorize these, but just be aware of them. 25

SDS (Safety Data Sheets) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Identification Hazard(s) identification Composition/information on ingredients First-aid measures Fire-fighting measures Accidental release measures 26

SDS Sheets 7. Handling and Storage 8. Exposure controls/personal protection 9. Physical and chemical properties 10. Stability and reactivity 11. Toxicological information 12. Ecological information 13. Disposal considerations 27

SDS Sheets 14. Transport information 15. Regulatory information 16. Other information 28

z. Work on the provided worksheet by your teacher. 29