WHMIS & Lab Safety

What does WHMIS stand for?

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

• Workplace Hazard Materials Information System

• White House Materials Information System

• WHMIS

What does this symbol mean?

• Flammable

• Explosives

• Oxidising Agent

• Corrosive

What does this Symbol means?

• Corrosive

• Skin Irritant

• Poisonous

• Carcinogenic

  (Cancer Causing)

What does this symbol means?

• Lethal

• Corrosive

• Harmful/Irritant

• Carcinogenic

  (cancer causing)

What does this symbol mean?

• Flammable

• Oxidizing Agent

• Compressed Gas

• Explosive

What does this symbol means?

• Corrosive

• Combustable

• Compressed Gas

• Bottle of Pop

What does this Symbol means?

• Environmental Toxicity

• Poisonous

• Irritant

• Acute Toxicity

What does this symbol mean?

• Flammable

• Explosive

• Oxidising Agent

• Corrosive

What does this symbol means?

• Lethal

• Carcinogenicity

• Poisonous

• Radioactive

What does this symbol means?

• Radioactive

• Can cause long-term health affects

• Lethal in small doses

• Explosive