WHMIS and HHPS Symbols

Tell WHMIS workplace pictograms apart from HHPS household symbols, and know what each system's own shapes mean.

8 questions, free, marked as you go with a worked explanation on every one.

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The questions

  1. This WHMIS pictogram appears on a workplace container. What hazard does it warn about?
  2. This WHMIS pictogram appears on a label. What hazard does it warn about?
  3. This WHMIS pictogram appears on a label. What does it warn about?
  4. This is one of Canada's HHPS (Household Hazardous Product Symbols) frames, on a household product's label. What does this frame shape indicate?
  5. This is one of Canada's HHPS (Household Hazardous Product Symbols) frames, on a different household product's label. What does this frame shape indicate?
  6. Which of these are true of Canada's HHPS (Household Hazardous Product Symbols)? Select all that apply.
  7. A bottle of industrial solvent at a worksite and a bottle of drain cleaner under a kitchen sink both carry hazard labels. Which labelling system applies to which?
  8. Of the three HHPS signal words CAUTION, WARNING and DANGER, which marks the least severe hazard?

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