WHMIS 1A00 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: First Aid, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, Sodium Chlorite
31 Jan 2015
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Mcmaster university: w orkplace hazardous materials information system. Agents that damage the eyes, lungs, skin, or mucus membranes. Poorly designed workstations and equipment: biological hazards. Routes of entry: eyes, respiratory tract, digestive tract, skin. Whmis main components: labelling - required on all containers, msds - material safety data sheet, training - all employees and students that work in the lab. Supplier labels: product identifier (common chemical name, hazard symbol(s, risk phrase(s, first aid measures, supplier identifier and information (address, reference and msds, precautionary measures. Workplace labels: required on all other containers besides the original container supplied by the supplier, contains less information than supplier labels, mcmaster has two sizes. Classes: class a - compressed gas, ex. Propane, oxygen, compressed air: class b - flammable and combustible materials, ex. Propane, butane, acetone, spray paint: class c - oxidizing material, ex. Oxygen, ozone, nitric acid, sodium chlorite: class d - poisonous and infectious material, three divisions:
