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WHMIS Warning Symbols

Eight distinctive Workplace Hazardous Material Information System
warning symbols and labels are used fordifferent kinds of
hazardous materials. Each symbol is linked with aclassification
division. For example the skull and crossbones symbolwhich most
people are familiar with falls under the classificationdivision of
Class D1: Poisonous & Infectious Material.
Here are the eight WHMIS symbols:
Class D2:
Class A : Other Toxic
Compressed Effects (chronic)
Gas Can cause slow poisoning
Can Explode and and long-term illness.
take off like a rocket. Examples include: acetone
Examples include: fire sometimes found in
extinguishers photocopying or duplicating
equipment areas

Class B: Class D3:

Flammable or
Combustible Material
Can burst into flames very
suddenly if there is
contact with an ignition
source.
Examples include: aerosol
vapours, ethanol, and
spray paints
Biohazardous
Infectious Material
Can give you a serious
infectious disease.
Examples include: although
they are not usually supplied
to the sector there may be
an occasion in which they
appear

Class C: Class E:
Oxidizing Material Corrosive Material
Feed oxygen into any Can seriously harm your
fire making it larger eyes or burn your skin.
and hotter. Examples include:
Examples include: industrial cleaners, floor
hydrogen peroxide, strippers
chlorine

Class D1: Class F: Dangerously

Poisonous & Infectious
Material (acute)
Can cause immediate and
serious poisoning.
Examples include: bleach,
ammonia
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Reactive Material
Can explode from
vibration, shock or sudden
temperature change.
Examples include: not
common, example of this
would be oxygen destainer