1. WHMIS and HHPS Safety

2. Question: How do we know when a product is safe to use?
Key Question
Physical and Chemical Properties
Make products useful in the home
Make products useful in industry
Examples
Cleaners
Paints
Lubricants
Question: How do we know when a product is safe to use?

3. Answer: Product Safety Symbols!
Household Product Symbols
Workplace (Industrial) Product Symbols

4. HHPS Symbols HHPS symbols are used for products in the home
Purchased in a supermarket
Purchased in a hardware store
HHPS stands for:
Hazardous
Household
Product
Symbol

5. HHPS Are A Combination Of…
Hazard Condition
Hazard Level
 flammable
toxic
corrosive
explosive
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION

6. HHPS Examples

7. WHMIS Symbols WHMIS Symbols are used for workplace products
School / Lab
Public places
Your job
WHMIS stands for:
Workplace
Hazardous
Materials
Information
System

8. WHMIS Symbols Are… All at the same hazard level
All symbols are inside a circle
Have a large number of hazard conditions
Based on their Chemical and Physical properties
E.g. Reacts With Oxygen
E.g. Corrosive
E.g. Toxic
E.g. Biohazard
etc.

9. WHMIS Examples

10. WHMIS Question 1 What is the difference between…
Poisonous & infectious causing immediate and serious toxic effects
Poisonous & infectious causing other toxic effects

11. Flammable & combustible material
WHMIS Question 2
What is the difference between…
Flammable & combustible material
Oxidizing material

12. Other General Safety Symbols