Supplier and Workplace Labels Flashcards
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A product is manufactured and used entirely within the same facility. Which label must the employer apply?
Answer: A workplace label
Products manufactured at a workplace for internal use must have a workplace label since there is no external supplier to provide a supplier label.
A laboratory worker prepares a new chemical mixture not previously used at the facility. Before others can use or store it, what must happen?
Answer: A workplace label must be applied with the product identifier, safe handling info, and SDS reference
Any hazardous product created at a workplace must receive a workplace label before it is stored or used by anyone other than the person who created it.
A container is too small to physically accommodate a full WHMIS label. What is an acceptable alternative?
Answer: Use a tag, pull-out label, or accordion label that contains all required information
When containers are too small for standard labels, alternative formats like tags, pull-out labels, or accordion-style labels are acceptable as long as all required information is included.
If the contents of a labeled container are replaced with a different hazardous product, what must occur?
Answer: The old label must be removed or covered and a new label for the new product applied
When container contents change, the previous label must be completely removed or rendered unreadable, and a new label accurately reflecting the new product must be applied.
A shipment of hazardous chemicals arrives with supplier labels printed only in French. What is the U.S. employer's obligation?
Answer: Ensure workers can access the label information in English by obtaining English labels or providing translation
HazCom requires that workers have access to label information in English; employers must obtain English labels or provide appropriate translation for any non-English labels.
A WHMIS label displays a flame pictogram. Which of the following hazards could this pictogram represent?
Answer: Flammable, self-reactive, or pyrophoric properties
The flame pictogram covers flammable liquids and solids, self-reactive substances, pyrophoric materials, self-heating substances, water-reactive materials, and organic peroxides.
An employer receives a product with a supplier label that includes a pictogram not found in WHMIS 2015's nine standardized GHS pictograms. What should the employer do?
Answer: Investigate the additional pictogram's meaning and ensure workers are informed of any additional hazards
Non-standard pictograms may indicate hazards under other regulatory systems (such as transportation); employers should investigate their meaning and ensure workers understand all hazard information.