C.I.S/Saftey

WHIMIS TEST

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS Training Outline

Introduction

Labels (Types, Content, Design)

Material Safety Data Sheets     (MSDS)

Responsibilities of workers and supervisors

WHMIS Test

Why is WHMIS important?

•Requirement of the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act

•Awareness of risk and hazards in Workplace

•“Due Diligence”

Due Diligence

The law requires that we act with due diligence, which means that we must demonstrate that we took all reasonable care in carrying out our activities, e.g., in laboratories

Worker’s Responsibilities

Responsibilities of workers include:

·using personal protection and safety equipment as required by the employer

·following safe work procedures

·knowing and complying with all regulations

·reporting any injury or illness immediately

·reporting unsafe acts and unsafe conditions

Responsibilities

To fulfill their individual responsibilities, workers (employees, professors, contract personnel) must:

•know what these responsibilities are

•have sufficient authority to carry them out (organizational issue)

•have the required ability and competence (training or certification required)

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•Note: While not technically “workers”, students and volunteers are considered as “equivalent to”

Worker’s Rights

·right to refuse unsafe work

·right to participate in the workplace health and safety activities through Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) or as a worker health and safety representative

·right to know, or the right to be informed about, actual and potential dangers in the workplace

Supervisor’s Responsibilities

·instructing workers to follow safe work practices

·enforcing health and safety regulations

·correcting unsafe acts and unsafe conditions

·ensuring that only authorized, adequately trained workers operate equipment

·reporting and investigating all accidents/incidents

·inspecting own area and taking remedial action to minimize or eliminate hazards

·ensuring equipment is properly maintained

·promoting safety awareness in workers

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

•To provide information on hazardous materials used in the workplace

•To facilitate the process of hazard identification

•To ensure consistency of hazard information in all Canadian workplaces

Key Elements of WHMIS

Labels (Identification): 

•Supplier 

•Workplace

Material Safety Data Sheets or MSDSs (Information)

Training

What is  a Hazardous Material?

A: Compressed Gases

B: Flammable and Combustible

D1: Immediate effects

D2: Other toxic effects

E: Corrosives

D3: Biohazardous agents

C: Oxidizers

F: Dangerously reactive

Compressed Gas
Definition

Gas at room temperature

Compressed gases

Dissolved gases

Gases liquefied by compression

Refrigerated gases

Flammable and Combustible

1: Flammable Gas

2: Flammable liquids

3: Combustible liquids

4: Flammable solids

5: Flammable aerosols

6: Reactive flammable materials

Flammable and Combustible
Flammable Liquids

Flashpoint

< 37.8 °C

Ethanol

THF

Toluene

Acetone

Methanol

Hexane

Oxidizing Materials Oxidizers

Causes or contributes to the combustion of another material by yielding oxygen or any other oxidizing substance

Nitrates (ammonium nitrate), nitrites

Bromates, chlorates

Perchlorates, permanganates

Nitric acid

Poisonous and Infectious

3 Divisions

•  Materials causing immediate and serious toxic effects (two sub divisions)

•  Materials causing other toxic effects (Two sub divisions)

•  Biohazardous infectious material

LD50 is lethal dose for 50% of test animal population

LC50 is lethal concentration for 50% of test animal population (airborne)

Lethal Dose LD50/LC50

Materials causing Immediate and Serious Toxic Effects

Immediate symptoms, e.g., nausea, headache, vomit

Sub-division A: Very Toxic (low LD50 and LC 50)

Benzene, chlorine, phosphine

Sub-division B: Toxic (higher LD50 and LC50)

Materials Causing Other Toxic Effects

Longer term effects, e.g., carcinogens, mutagens, sensitizers

• Ethidium Bromide (mutagen)

• Halothane (teratogen)

• Acrylamide (neuro toxic)

• Formaldehyde (suspected carcinogen)

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Biohazardous Infectious Material

Viruses (HIV, flu, Hepatitis)

Bacteria (E.coli, salmonella, strep)

Blood

Animal or human tissue

Tissue culture cells

Corrosive Materials

Substances that corrode steel or destroy human/animal tissue

Acids: Sulphuric acid

Bases: Sodium hydroxide

Gases: Chlorine

Dangerously Reactive Material

Reacts violently with water to produce a poisonous gas, e.g., alkali metal cyanides

Undergoes vigorous polymerization, decomposition, or condensation, e.g., 1,3-butadiene

Becomes self reactive under conditions of shock, friction or increase pressure or temperature, e.g., metal azides, dry picric acid

WHMIS Labels

Two types of WHMIS label:

•Supplier

•Workplace

First line of information

Identifies hazardous material in container

Draws attention to MSDS

Alert to dangers and hazards of product

Supplier Label
Required Elements

Name of product

Name of supplier, e.g., BDH, Fisher

Reference to MSDS

Hazard Symbols

Risk phrases

Precautionary measures

First aid measures

Design Requirements

•Label should be in French and English

•Should have a distinctive hatched border (some labels excepted)

•Must be legible and displayed so can be seen

•Must be sufficiently durable to remain attached under normal lab conditions

Supplier Label

Exceptions to Supplier Label

•Containers < 100 ml

•Supplies from a stores facility

•Laboratory samples, e.g., samples sent away for analysis

•Labels from a laboratory supply house, e.g., BDH, Fisher, Sigma-Aldrich

Workplace Labels

•Used when no supplier label present

•Usually prepared by the lab or faculty

•Science stores prepares workplace labels upon request

•Medicine stores has blank workplace labels and hazard pictograms to be completed by lab personnel

•Home made labels acceptable

Workplace Labels
Examples of use

•Product purchased prior to WHMIS (1988)

•Original supplier label lost, defaced or illegible

•Experimental sample for use in the lab (NOT reaction intermediates)

•Product decanted from one container to another, e.g., into wash bottles

•Laboratory reagents

•Hazardous waste

•Research samples, chemicals < 10 ml

Workplace Labels
Design Requirements

Name of product

Safe handling information

Reference to MSDS

No design requirements, e.g., no hatched border

Other Labels and Warning Signs

Lab Doors Signs

Hazardous waste

Radioisotope Decay

Biohazard

Scintillation Waste

Radioactive trefoil

Lab Doors Warning Signs

Hazardous Waste

Chemical wastes

Sharps containers

Biohazard

Sharps container

Biohazard bags

Biohazard drum

Biohazard rooms

Radioactive Trefoil

Labs with radioactive materials

Containers with radioactive materials

Material Safety Data Sheets

Provides more detail than on label

Describes safe use of product and emergency/spill clean up procedures

MSDS contains current information

Updated every three years

MSDS must be readily available

Contains minimum nine categories

MSDS varies in length and detail

Canadian 9, European 16, US up to 36

Where To find MSDS’s

Must be available in each laboratory (paper or electronic)

Must be provided by the Supplier

Each Faculty has its own System

•Science on the network

•Medicine on the website

•Engineering in the departments

Internet is largest resource

MSDS Categories

Preparation Date and who prepared

Product Information

Hazardous Ingredients

Physical Data

Fire and Explosion Hazard

Reactivity Data

Toxicological Properties

Preventative Measures

First Aid Measures

Physical Data

Physical state, e.g., solid, liquid

Odour and appearance

Vapour pressure

Vapour density

Evaporation rate

Boiling points/ freezing points

pH

Fire and Explosion Hazard

Flammability

Means of extinction

Flashpoint

Flammable limits (LFL, UFL)

Auto-ignition temperature

Hazardous combustion products

Explosion date, e.g., sensitivity to shock

Reactivity Data

•Chemical compatibility

•Incompatibility of chemicals/ products

•Conditions of reactivity

•Hazardous decomposition products

Toxicological Properties
Routes of entry into the body

Toxicological Properties

Effects of short term acute exposure

Effects of chronic long term exposure

Exposure limits

Time weighted average exposure value

Short term exposure value

Exposure ceiling

Threshold limit value

LD50 and LC50

Preventive Measures

•Personal protective equipment, e.g., gloves, lab coat, safety goggles

•Storage requirements, e.g, shelf life, control of sources of ignition

•Engineering controls, e.g. ventilation, fume hoods

•Waste disposal: Note follow University guidelines only

•Leak and spill procedures, e.g., clean up small spills.  Larger spills contact 5411 for ERT

Summary

Be aware of hazardous materials in your workplace

Label all your containers

Know where to find information

Use safe practices and procedures

•Engineering controls

•PPE

Ask questions before not after…..What happens can have a lasting effect!

Gr 11 cardboard boat safety

Technology and Engineering

Introduction to Fabrication

General Safety Test

Name: Colton Bell-Cormier            Date: October 2 2014

Instructor: Mr.D

Section 1 directions: Please read each question carefully and circle the letter (a, b, c, or d) with the most accurate response. If you need assistance, please raise your hand, and your instructor can assist you.

1) Eye protection such as safety glasses must be worn:

            a) Only when operating power equipment

            b) At all times when in the shop

            c) Only for those students who do not already wear prescription glasses

            d) When you want to

2) If you find a power tool with a damaged power cord or with a switch that does not

   work, what should you do?

a) Report the condition to the instructor immediately so the tool can be locked up until it is repaired

b) Try to fix the problem yourself

            c) Put it back into the tool cabinet, as it does not work

            d) Report the defect to the instructor after you have finished using the tool

3) When disconnecting portable power tools from a power receptacle, you should:

            a) Remove your safety glasses to better see the cord end

            b) Not remove it, but leave it plugged in

            c) Pull on the plug end, and not the cord

            d) Pull on the cord, and not the plug end

4) Long hair, loose clothing, jewelry, and long sleeves need what kind of attention?

a) All clothing should be tucked in or rolled back (such as long sleeves). Loose jewelry must be removed, and long hair should be tied up.

            b) Long hair must be tied up, but long clothing does not need special attention

c) Long sleeves and loose clothing must be rolled up and tucked in, but long hair is not a problem

d) Long sleeves and loose hair and jewelry are not safety hazards, as all machines have the necessary safety guards to keep them from becoming tangled in a moving part

5) An ‘Operator Zone” refers to:

a) The area of the shop floor where all students except the machine operator must stand

b) The area next to the telephone in case there is a need to call for emergency help

c) The area of the shop floor where the machine operator only should stand

d) The floor space around the instructor’s desk

Section 2 directions: Please read each question carefully and write your answer in the blank provided using your best penmanship.  If you need assistance writing or spelling, please raise your hand, and your instructor can assist you.

6) “Forcing” your work into a machine means that you are ­­­_pushing_it too hard.

7) It is dangerous to use a hammer with a loose handle because the hammer head

     may_come unattached_.

8) Paint, enamel, lacquer or solvents must not be used near flames or sparks

     because they are__flamable___.

9) Before using any power machine, for the first time, you must get the

     permission of your__instructor__.

10) The color ‘Orange’ on machine parts means the parts are _hazardous/dangorus_.

Section 3 directions: Please read each question carefully and circle either “T” if the statement is true, or “F” if any part or all of the statement is false  If you need assistance, please raise your hand, and your instructor can assist you.

11) T or F: Hot metal thrown into water in order to cool it off can create steam hot

                   enough to burn skin. T

12) T or F: Once the metal is no longer bright orange from welding, it is cool enough to        

                   pick up with your hands. F

13) T or F: Wearing gloves and aprons can help sparks and hot metal from touching your 

                   skin. T

14) T or F: Since you weld with a welding helmet that has a dark safety glass lens, you do

       not need to wear your regular safety glasses or goggles. F

15) T or F: Ultraviolet (UV) light from the welding arc can cause sunburned skin T

Section 4 directions: Please read each question carefully and provide a short answer.  If you need assistance, please raise your hand, and your instructor can assist you.

16) Explain why oily rags or rags soaked in paint and other solvents must be stored in a metal, air-tight container when not in use.

this is because the can still be giving off potentially harmful fumes

17) Explain why great care must be taken when handling all metal around a welding and grinding area, not just your own project.

as it both gives sparks and other projectiles that can dangerous when in contact with other metals

18) Explain what you should do if you find a tool that is broken.

set it aside with label and inform instructor

19) Explain what you should do in the event of an accident.

 Immediately inform instructor and find MSDS and do proper first aid

Section 6 directions: Please read each question carefully and circle the most accurate of the two answers in parentheses (   ).  If you need assistance, please raise your hand, and your instructor can assist you.

26) You should not talk to another student or to the instructor while he or she is

       (operating a machine in the shop).      (reading drawings in the classroom).

27) Machines should come to (full speed)  (full stop) before adjustments are made.

28) Safety guards on power tools are (in the way so remove them).                                   

                                                            (designed to provide maximum protection).

29) Common sense and good judgment will (avoid most accidents).                                     

                                                                       (increase the  amount of accidents).

30) “Horseplay” is considered (forbidden) (acceptable if not dangerous) at all times in the shop.

TOOLBOXTOPICS.COM

Student Name ___Colton Bell-Cormier___ Project's Name __________________________

Date________

HAND TOOL SAFETY

Hammers, wrenches, chisels, pliers exacto knife , screwdrivers, and other hand tools are often underrated as sources of potential danger. Hand tools may look harmless, but they are the cause of many injuries. In fact, an estimated 8 percent of all workplace compensable injuries are caused by incidents associated with hand tools. These injuries can be serious, including loss of fingers or eyesight.

Hand tools can cause many types of injuries:

1. Cuts, abrasions, amputations, and punctures. If hand tools are designed to cut or move metal and wood, remember what a single slip can do to fragile human flesh.
2. Repetitive motion injuries. Using the same tool in the same way all day long, day after day, can stress human muscles and ligaments. Carpal tunnel syndrome (inflammation of the nerve sheath in the wrist) and injuries to muscles, joints and ligaments are increasingly common if the wrong tool is used, or the right tool is used improperly. Injury from continuous vibration can also cause numbness or poor circulation in hands and arms.
3. Eye injuries. Flying chips of wood or metal are a common hazard, often causing needless and permanent blindness.
4. Broken bones and bruises. Tools can slip, fall from heights, or even be thrown by careless employees, causing severe injuries. A hammer that falls from a ladder is a lethal weapon.

To avoid such injuries, remember the following safety procedures:

1. Use the right tool for the job. Don't use your wrench as a hammer. Don't use a screwdriver as a chisel, etc. Go back to the tool house and get the right tool in the right size for the job.
2. Don't use broken or damaged tools, dull cutting tools, or screwdrivers with worn tips.
3. Cut in a direction away from your body.
4. Make sure your grip and footing are secure when using large tools.
5. Carry tools securely in a tool belt or box. Don't carry tools up ladders. Use a hoist or rope.
6. Keep close track of tools when working at heights. A falling tool can kill a co-worker.
7. Pass a tool to another person by the handle; never toss it to them.
8. Use the right personal protective equipment (PPE) for the job. Follow company instructions for selecting and using safety eyewear, steel toed shoes, gloves, hard hats, etc.
9. Never carry sharp or pointed tools such as a screwdriver in your pocket.
10. Select ergonomic tools for your work task when movements are repetitive and forceful.
11. Be on the lookout for signs of repetitive stress. Early detection might prevent a serious injury.
12. Always keep your tools in top condition. A dull blade or blunt point can lead to injury.
13. Store tools properly when you stop work.

By following these precautions, you can help prevent injuries and provide a better workplace for everyone. Remember, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!

Student Signature: __Colton Bell-Cormier___


Parent Signature: _________________________

Date: ______________