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1 Safety Symbols

2 There are many different types of safety symbols that you must be familiar with:
Safety symbols from your textbook HHPS WHMIS MSDS SAFETY SYMBOLS

3 SAFETY SYMBOLS FROM YOUR TEXTBOOK
For each activity in your textbook, you will be shown particular safety symbols. Refer to the following pages in your textbook: Grade 7: Page 377 Grade 11: xiii Grade 12: xiii You must be familiar with all of these symbols before we complete any laboratory investigation SAFETY SYMBOLS FROM YOUR TEXTBOOK

4 HHPS (Hazardous Household Product Symbols)
HHPS symbols are found on products you commonly find in the house or garden HHPS (Hazardous Household Product Symbols)

5 HHPS (Hazardous Household Product Symbols)

6 WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System)
WHMIS symbols provide key safety and handling information in the form of special labels and symbols on dangerous chemicals used in the workplace or school WHMIS symbols are used as a first alert WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System)

7 WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System)
WHMIS symbols identify the product as controlled and alerts workers or handlers to the hazards and safe handling procedures of the product All symbols are in circles WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System)

8 WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System)

9 MSDS (Materials Safety Data Sheets)
A more detailed information sheet about a chemical A second alert MSDS (Materials Safety Data Sheets)

10 MSDS (Materials Safety Data Sheets)
MSDS include: Product information Hazardous ingredients Physical data Fire and explosive hazard Reactivity data Toxicological properties Preventative measure to be taken First aid measures to be taken if exposed When it was made and contact information MSDS (Materials Safety Data Sheets)

11 MSDS (Materials Safety Data Sheets)
MSDS sheets must be no older than three years old MSDS (Materials Safety Data Sheets)

12 MSDS (Materials Safety Data Sheets)


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