WHMIS Awareness Course 2026

1. Pytanie 1 z 25

   In the name WHMIS, what do the letters "HM" stand for?

   • AHazard Measurements
   • BHazardous Materials
   • CHealth Monitoring
   • DHazard Management
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   Odpowiedź: B. Hazardous Materials

   WHMIS stands for Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System.

2. Pytanie 2 z 25

   WHMIS uses hazard rules that match which worldwide system?

   • AThe metric system of measurement
   • BThe ISO 9001 quality system
   • CThe International Building Code (IBC)
   • DThe Globally Harmonized System (GHS)
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   Odpowiedź: D. The Globally Harmonized System (GHS)

   WHMIS has been aligned with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).

3. Pytanie 3 z 25

   Which federal laws set the WHMIS rules for companies that sell or import hazardous products?

   • ATransportation of Dangerous Goods Act and its regulations
   • BHazardous Products Act and its regulations
   • CCanada Consumer Product Safety Act and its regulations
   • DPest Control Products Act and its regulations
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   Odpowiedź: B. Hazardous Products Act and its regulations

   The Hazardous Products Act and the Hazardous Products Regulations set the supplier rules. Health Canada oversees them.

4. Pytanie 4 z 25

   In a provincial workplace, who enforces WHMIS?

   • AThe provincial or territorial OHS regulator
   • BThe company that sold or supplied the product
   • CHealth Canada, in every workplace
   • DThe local police service
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   Odpowiedź: A. The provincial or territorial OHS regulator

   Provincial and territorial occupational health and safety agencies enforce WHMIS in workplaces. The federal Labour Program does so for federally regulated workplaces.

5. Pytanie 5 z 25

   Under WHMIS, which group has the main duty to create supplier labels and SDSs?

   • AWorkers who use the product on the job each day
   • BProvincial health and safety inspectors
   • CSuppliers, such as manufacturers and importers
   • DThe joint health and safety committee
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   Odpowiedź: C. Suppliers, such as manufacturers and importers

   Suppliers classify hazardous products and provide the labels and safety data sheets.

6. Pytanie 6 z 25

   Your employer brings a new hazardous product into the workplace. What must the employer make sure of?

   • AThat it is used up within one week
   • BThat it is labelled and its SDS is available
   • CThat it is kept in the manager's office
   • DThat every worker signs a waiver before using it
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   Odpowiedź: B. That it is labelled and its SDS is available

   Employers must make sure hazardous products are labelled and that up-to-date SDSs are available to workers.

7. Pytanie 7 z 25

   You find a bottle in the shop with no label at all. What should you do?

   • AUse it if it looks like plain water
   • BSmell it carefully to work out what it is
   • CDo not use it and tell your supervisor
   • DPour it down the nearest drain
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   Odpowiedź: C. Do not use it and tell your supervisor

   Workers should not use a product that has no label or an unreadable label, and should ask a supervisor for help.

8. Pytanie 8 z 25

   WHMIS training should help you answer four questions about each product. Which is one of them?

   • AWho invented it?
   • BWhich store sells it?
   • CHow much does it cost to buy?
   • DHow do I protect myself?
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   Odpowiedź: D. How do I protect myself?

   Workers should know the hazards, how to protect themselves, what to do in an emergency and where to get more information.

9. Pytanie 9 z 25

   A cleaning product sold in stores for home use is labelled under which law instead of WHMIS?

   • AFood and Drugs Act and its regulations
   • BCanada Labour Code
   • CHazardous Products Act
   • DCanada Consumer Product Safety Act
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   Odpowiedź: D. Canada Consumer Product Safety Act

   Consumer products are covered by the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, not WHMIS labelling rules. Employers must still train workers to use them safely.

10. Pytanie 10 z 25

    Flammability and being corrosive to metals belong to which WHMIS hazard group?

    • APhysical hazards
    • BBiological hazards
    • CHealth hazards
    • DEnvironmental hazards
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    Odpowiedź: A. Physical hazards

    Physical hazards are based on physical or chemical properties such as flammability, reactivity or corrosivity to metals.

11. Pytanie 11 z 25

    A product is in Category 1 of a hazard class. What does that tell you?

    • AIt is a physical hazard and never a health hazard
    • BIt is the least hazardous level in that class
    • CIt is the most hazardous level in that class
    • DIt is safe to use without any protection
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    Odpowiedź: C. It is the most hazardous level in that class

    In WHMIS, Category 1 is always the greatest level of hazard within its class.

12. Pytanie 12 z 25

    Which pictogram tells you a product is a gas stored under pressure?

    • AExclamation mark
    • BGas cylinder
    • CExploding bomb
    • DFlame over circle
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    Odpowiedź: B. Gas cylinder

    The gas cylinder pictogram is used for gases under pressure.

13. Pytanie 13 z 25

    Which kind of product carries this pictogram?

    • AGases stored in a cylinder
    • BProducts that may cause cancer
    • CFlammable liquids that catch fire easily
    • DOxidizing gases, liquids and solids
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    Odpowiedź: D. Oxidizing gases, liquids and solids

    The flame over circle pictogram is used for oxidizing gases, oxidizing liquids and oxidizing solids.

14. Pytanie 14 z 25

    A label says a product may cause cancer. Which pictogram would you expect to see on it?

    • ASkull and crossbones
    • BCorrosion
    • CFlame
    • DHealth hazard
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    Odpowiedź: D. Health hazard

    The health hazard pictogram covers carcinogenicity, along with other serious health effects such as respiratory sensitizers and organ toxicity.

15. Pytanie 15 z 25

    A label shows the skull and crossbones. Which hazard does it point to?

    • AMild skin irritation that soon goes away
    • BA gas stored under pressure
    • CAcute toxicity that can be fatal or toxic
    • DA product that slowly corrodes metal parts
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    Odpowiedź: C. Acute toxicity that can be fatal or toxic

    Skull and crossbones is used for acute toxicity Categories 1 to 3 (oral, skin or inhalation).

16. Pytanie 16 z 25

    Which hazard can the exclamation mark pictogram show?

    • ASkin or eye irritation
    • BExplosive organic peroxides
    • CInfectious materials
    • DA gas under pressure
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    Odpowiedź: A. Skin or eye irritation

    The exclamation mark covers skin and eye irritation, skin sensitizers, less severe acute toxicity and some single-exposure organ effects.

17. Pytanie 17 z 25

    What do the signal words on a WHMIS label tell you?

    • AHow serious the hazard is
    • BHow long the product will last
    • CWhich language the label uses
    • DWhere the product was made
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    Odpowiedź: A. How serious the hazard is

    "Danger" is used for higher-risk hazards and "Warning" for less severe hazards.

18. Pytanie 18 z 25

    What are precautionary statements on a supplier label?

    • APhrases that only name the product's hazard class
    • BThe supplier's address and phone number
    • CStandard phrases on preventing or reducing harm
    • DA full list of every ingredient
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    Odpowiedź: C. Standard phrases on preventing or reducing harm

    Precautionary statements are standard phrases on how to prevent or reduce harm, including response (first aid), storage and disposal.

19. Pytanie 19 z 25

    You pour degreaser into a smaller container that other workers will also use. What does it need?

    • AOnly your initials
    • BA workplace label
    • CNo label, since the drum is labelled
    • DOnly the date you poured it
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    Odpowiedź: B. A workplace label

    A product decanted into another container needs a workplace label. The only exceptions are a product used right away, or one used only by the person who poured it during one shift.

20. Pytanie 20 z 25

    Which set of information does a workplace label generally show?

    • AProduct name, purchase price and the store it came from
    • BSupplier logo, barcode, batch number and expiry date
    • CProduct name, safe handling steps and an SDS reference
    • DYour name, your shift number and your supervisor's name
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    Odpowiedź: C. Product name, safe handling steps and an SDS reference

    A workplace label shows the product name, safe handling precautions and a reference to the SDS if one is available.

21. Pytanie 21 z 25

    Which SDS section should you read to learn a product's hazards?

    • ASection 2, Hazard identification
    • BSection 16, Other information
    • CSection 14, Transport information
    • DSection 9, Physical and chemical properties
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    Odpowiedź: A. Section 2, Hazard identification

    Section 2 lists the hazard classes and categories and the label elements such as pictograms and signal word.

22. Pytanie 22 z 25

    Before using a product, how do you check that you have the right SDS?

    • ACheck that the SDS has a colour picture of the product
    • BMatch the product name on the container with Section 1
    • CLook at the date stamped on the bottom of the container
    • DAsk whoever is standing closest to the product
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    Odpowiedź: B. Match the product name on the container with Section 1

    Match the product name on the container to the product identifier in Section 1 of the SDS.

23. Pytanie 23 z 25

    Your workplace keeps its SDSs on a computer. Which condition must be met?

    • AOnly managers can log in, to keep the files safe and secure
    • BThe computer stays in a locked office after hours
    • CThe files are checked once every ten years
    • DWorkers know how to use it and can ask for a paper copy
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    Odpowiedź: D. Workers know how to use it and can ask for a paper copy

    Electronic SDSs are allowed if all workers can access them and are trained to use the system, the devices work, and a paper copy is given on request.

24. Pytanie 24 z 25

    What kind of WHMIS training can only your own employer give you?

    • AThe meaning of the signal words on labels
    • BGeneral facts about what all the pictograms mean
    • CSite-specific training on your job's products
    • DThe names of the 16 sections of an SDS
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    Odpowiedź: C. Site-specific training on your job's products

    General WHMIS education applies everywhere, but employers must give training specific to their own workplace, products and procedures.

25. Pytanie 25 z 25

    Which of these products is excluded from WHMIS labelling rules because another law covers it?

    • AA drum of factory solvent
    • BA tote of industrial acid
    • CA pest control product
    • DA cylinder of welding gas
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    Odpowiedź: C. A pest control product

    Pest control products are covered by the Pest Control Products Act and are excluded from WHMIS label and SDS rules.

Klawiatura: 1–4, aby odpowiedzieć, Enter – następne pytanie.