WHMIS Practice Test: 20 Questions & Answers (Free)

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You need 80% to pass. This is a free practice run — retake it as many times as you like.

What shape and border colour do most WHMIS pictograms use?

A red square set on one of its points — a red-bordered diamond

A black image inside a black circle

A yellow triangle with a black border

An orange square with a black border

How many pictograms are assigned to hazard classes under WHMIS?

Eight

Nine

Ten

Twelve

Which pictogram is used for Acute Toxicity Categories 1, 2 and 3?

Flame

Corrosion

Skull and crossbones

Health hazard

A product may cause cancer. Which pictogram will it carry?

Skull and crossbones

Health hazard

Exclamation mark

Biohazardous infectious materials

Which WHMIS pictogram is not found in the GHS system used elsewhere in the world?

Gas cylinder

Environment

Biohazardous infectious materials

Exploding bomb

You need 80% to pass. This is a free practice run — retake it as many times as you like.

How many types of WHMIS label are there, and who creates each?

One — the supplier label, applied by the manufacturer

Two — the supplier label from the manufacturer, importer or distributor, and the workplace label from the employer

Two — both created by the employer

Three — supplier, workplace and transport labels

How many elements must a supplier label show?

Three

Five

Six

Seven

How many elements must a workplace label show?

Two

Three

Five

Seven

Name the two signal words used on WHMIS labels.

"Danger" and "Warning"

"Danger" and "Caution"

"Warning" and "Caution"

"Danger" and "Poison"

You pour solvent from a drum into an unlabelled jerrycan for a colleague to use tomorrow. What must you do?

Nothing — the supplier label on the drum covers it

Apply a workplace label

Apply a second supplier label

Nothing, as long as you tell your colleague what is in it

You need 80% to pass. This is a free practice run — retake it as many times as you like.

How many sections does a WHMIS safety data sheet have, and are they always in the same order?

12, and the order varies by supplier

14, always in the same order

16, always in the same order

16, but the order varies by supplier

First-aid measures can be found in which SDS section?

Section 2

Section 4

Section 8

Section 11

Which source gives you the most information about a specific product?

The supplier label

The workplace label

The safety data sheet

The pictogram

Which SDS section tells you what personal protective equipment to wear?

Section 4

Section 6

Section 8

Section 10

Which three SDS sections should you read before an emergency happens?

Sections 1, 2 and 3

Sections 4, 5 and 6

Sections 7, 8 and 9

Sections 12, 13 and 14

You need 80% to pass. This is a free practice run — retake it as many times as you like.

Which fundamental worker right does WHMIS primarily support?

The right to know about workplace hazards and how to work safely

The right to refuse unsafe work

The right to participate in the health and safety committee

The right to choose your own personal protective equipment

Who is legally responsible for providing WHMIS education and training?

The worker

The employer

The supplier

The federal government

What is the difference between WHMIS education and WHMIS training?

They are two words for the same thing

Education is general and travels between jobs; training is site-specific to the products you work with

Education is site-specific; training is the general knowledge

Education is for supervisors; training is for workers

You find a container whose supplier label has been worn illegible. What should you do?

Use it — you already know what is in it

Do not use it — report it to your supervisor and have the label replaced

Write the product name on it with a marker and carry on

Move it to storage and use it next shift

Does a WHMIS certificate legally expire?

Yes — after one year everywhere in Canada

Yes — after three years everywhere in Canada

No — no federal, provincial or territorial law sets an expiry date

Only in Ontario

WHMIS Practice Test: 20 Questions & Answers

Symbol and pictogram questions (1–5)

Label questions (6–10)

Safety data sheet questions (11–15)

Rights and duties questions (16–20)

How does the real WHMIS test work?

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