WHMIS 2015/GHS Quiz

Name _____________________ Date _____________________

1. Supplier Labels are placed on the hazardous material containers by the chemical
manufacturer, importer, or distributor.
True____ False____

2. Workplace labels are placed on the controlled product by the supplier

True____ False____

3. Under WHMIS2015/GHS a workplace label IS required when a supplier label becomes lost
or illegible.
True____ False____

4. Under WHMIS2015/GHS each classification is divided into one or more categories to

indicate the severity of the hazard.
True____ False____

5. The classification of products under WHMIS2015/GHS is the responsibility of the employer:

True____ False____

6. Under the WHMIS2015/GHS classification system, there are two major hazard groups.
True____ False____

7. Safety Data Sheets must accompany all controlled products used or produced in the
workplace and be readily available to workers.
True____ False____

8. Acute Toxicity is a class under the Physical Hazard group.

True____ False____

9. Under WHMIS2015/GHS a workplace label is NOT required when a hazardous product is

transferred from a labeled container to a portable container that is intended for immediate
use.
True____ False_____

10. It is the responsibility of the ______________ to ensure all workers who handle or are
otherwise exposed to controlled products are adequately trained.

11. Section ____ and section ____ of the Safety Data Sheet contains all the required
information for a WHMIS label.
12. The lower the LD50 value, the __________ the toxicity.

13. When determining control measures for identified hazards, the three main areas to
consider are, at the __________, along the __________ and at the __________ .

14. Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) have _______ sections.

A. 9 sections
B. 3 sections
C. 16 sections
D. 15 sections

15. Which label contains 6 mandatory pieces of information?

A. Supplier label
B. Workplace label
C. Household label
D. Employer label

16. What information will you find on a SDS?

A. Firefighting measures
B. First aid measures
C. Ecological information
D. All of the above

17. The three requirements of a workplace label are:

A. Product Name, PPE requirements, Reference to SDS

B. Product Name, Safe Handling Information, Reference to SDS
C. Product Name, Symbols/Pictograms, Emergency Contact
D. Product Name, Signal Word, Symbols/Pictograms

18. Skin burns, eye damage, and the destruction of metals can be caused by?

A. Corrosives
B. Oxidizers
C. Compressed Gases
D. None of the above
19. Match the WHMIS 2015 hazard pictogram with the correct category below:

a b c d e f g

h i j

____ Flammables (gases, aerosols, liquids, solids); Pyrophoric (liquids, solids, gases); Self-
reactive substances and mixtures; Self-heating substances and mixtures; Substances and
mixtures which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases, organic peroxides
____ Oxidizing (liquids, solids, gases)
____ Gases under pressure
____ Carcinogenicity; Germ cell mutagenicity; respiratory sensitization; reproductive toxicity;
Specific target organ toxicity – single exposure; Specific target organ toxicity – repeated
exposure; Aspiration hazard
____ Corrosive to metals; Skin corrosion; Serious eye damage
____ Self-reactive substances and mixtures, Organic peroxides
____ Acute toxicity (oral, dermal, inhalation; fatal or toxic)
____ Acute toxicity (harmful); Skin irritation; Eye irritation; Skin sensitization; Specific target
organ toxicity – single exposure (respiratory irritation or drowsiness or dizziness)
____ Biohazardous infectious materials
____ Environmental Hazards