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WHMIS/lab safety
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Flammable and combustible | material will easily light on fire |
| Compressed gas | Contents under pressure |
| Poisonous and infectious- immediate and serious | material that is immediately toxic and potentially deadly |
| oxidizing material | material that creates a lot of oxygen, or easily reacts with oxygen to fuel fires |
| Poisonous and infectious- other toxic effects | material that is toxic over a long period of time, or after a larger dose |
| biohazardous infectious | living material that is toxic or dangerous to humans. ex virus or bacteria |
| corrosive material | burns or eats away metals, glass, or flesh |
| dangerously reactive | go through extreme reactions of fire, explosions, or intense heating |
| exclamation mark (aka harmful) | new WHMIS symbol. Very toxic to human health after one exposure |
| health hazard | new WHMIS symbol. Toxic to human health after a long exposure or large dose |
| exploding bomb | new WHMIS symbol. Very reactive and will blow up easily |
| Environmental hazard | causes damage to aquatic environments |
| General lab safety | -know location of emergency equipment. - no food or drinks in the lab |
| Personal lab safety | - wear proper lab clothing. - tie back long hair |
| Preparation and procedure lab safety | - listen to the teacher. - never fool around. - wear all PPE |
| Glassware lab safety | - Never use chipped glassware. - never leave your station if heating glassware |
| Microscope lab safety | -keep microscope away from the table edge. - never dangle cord where it could be pulled |
| Dissecting lab safety | - careful with scalpel. - hand tools to partner with handle first |
| WHMIS means | Workplace Hazardous Material Information System |
| WHMIS shapes around the symbols | The shapes of the WHMIS symbols show us how dangerous a WHMIS symbol is |
| 3 sided WHMIS symbol | least dangerous. Means caution. Take necessary precautions when handling. |
| 4 sided WHMIS symbol | medium dangerous. Means warning. Take all precautions when handling |
| 8 sided WHMIS symbol | most dangerous. Means Danger. Take extreme precautions when handling |
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carly.riddle
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