WHMIS and HHPS Safety
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Transcript WHMIS and HHPS Safety
Key Question
Physical and Chemical Properties
Make products useful in the home
Make products useful in industry
Examples
Cleaners
Paints
Lubricants
Question: How do we know when a product
is safe to use?
Answer: Product Safety Symbols!
Household Product Symbols
Workplace (Industrial) Product Symbols
HHPS Symbols
HHPS symbols are used for products in the home
Purchased in a supermarket
Purchased in a hardware store
HHPS stands for:
Hazardous
Household
Product
Symbol
HHPS Are A Combination Of…
Hazard Condition
flammable
toxic
corrosive
explosive
Hazard Level
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
HHPS Examples
WHMIS Symbols
WHMIS Symbols are used for workplace products
School / Lab
Public places
Your job
WHMIS stands for:
Workplace
Hazardous
Materials
Information
System
WHMIS Symbols Are…
All at the same hazard level
All symbols are inside a circle
Have a large number of hazard conditions
Based on their Chemical and Physical properties
E.g. Reacts With Oxygen
E.g. Corrosive
E.g. Toxic
E.g. Biohazard
etc.
WHMIS Examples
WHMIS Question 1
What is the difference between…
Poisonous & infectious causing
immediate and serious toxic effects
Poisonous & infectious causing
other toxic effects
WHMIS Question 2
What is the difference between…
Flammable &
combustible material
Oxidizing material
Other General Safety Symbols