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Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and Laboratory Safety WHAT IS WHMIS?? •A Canadian-wide Information System •Designed to protect the worker •Provides information about hazardous materials •Provides workers with the right to be informed “No employer may allow the use, handling or storage of a Controlled Product in a workplace unless the product carries a label and a material safety data sheet which meet the requirements of this Act and the regulations and unless the worker has received the training and information required to carry out the work entrusted to him safely”. IT’S THE LAW!!!! Main Elements of WHMIS •LABELS •MSDS •TRAINING LABELS •Supplier •Workplace •Laboratory Supplier Labels Pictograms on Supplier Labels CLASS A: Compressed Gas CLASS B: Flammable and Combustible Material CLASS C: Oxidizing Materials CLASS D: Controlled Products Division 1: Materials Causing Immediate and Serious Toxic Effects Division 2: Materials Causing Other Toxic Effects Division 3: Biohazardous Infectious Materials CLASS E: Corrosive Materials CLASS F: Dangerously Reactive Materials NOT CLASSIFIED AS CONTROLLED PRODUCTS •Explosives •Radioactive materials •Domestic goods •Cosmetics •Food and drug additives •Drugs and diagnostic chemicals •Pesticides •Hazardous waste Workplace Labels Laboratory Labels MSDS TRAINING: Lab Safety •Maintain quiet, orderly behaviour •Be alert •Do not leave experiments unattended •Know the lab procedure •Avoid loose, bulky clothing •Tie back long hair •No shorts or sandals •No food or drink •Stay out of the Storage Room Lab Safety •Wear safety goggles •Know location and operation of safety equipment •Know escape route •Keep work areas clean and tidy •Do not carry hot or dangerous chemicals through a crowd •Always waft odors towards your nose •Wash hands after handling any chemical •Remove electric plugs with the plug, not the cord Lab Safety •Never taste chemicals •Broken glass should be placed in a container provided for that purpose •Dispose of chemicals as instructed by the teacher •Never return unused solutions to stock containers or reagent bottles •Rinse any skin burn immediately with lots of water •Report all injuries, regardless of how minor •Beware of drops on the table, they may be corrosive WELCOME TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF CHEMISTRY… You have just received WHMIS training for Secondary School Science Programs BE SAFE and ENJOY!!!