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    HS1_1 Health and Safety

    WHMIS Definitions
    Acute Effects
    Effects that appear immediately or very soon after exposure.

    Asphyxia
    ♦♦ Simple: a gas that replaces the oxygen in the air causing
    suffocation.
    ♦♦ Chemical: substances that prevent the red blood cells from
    delivering oxygen to the other cells in the body.

    Cancer
    A general term describing an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells
    caused by damage to the cell’s DNA.

    Carcinogen
    A substance that is known to cause cancer.

    Chronic Reaction
    Symptoms that develop and appear over a period of time.

    DNA
    Deoxyribonucleic acid, the genetic material of the cell responsible
    for growth and development.

    Hazard
    A situation that poses a level of threat to life, health, property, or
    the environment.

    Latency
    The time period between first exposure to a substance and the
    appearance of the disease.

    Odour Threshold
    The concentration of a substance that can be detected by smell.

    Product Label
    Any label on products used in the workplace. Supplier labels and
    workplace labels are product labels.

    Synergistic Effect
    An effect between two or more substances that produces an effect
    greater than the sum of the individual effects.

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    Teratogen
    A substance that causes birth defects by damaging the developing
    fetus.

    TLV – Threshold limit value


    The average concentration of a substance to which personnel may
    be repeatedly exposed without adverse health effects.

    Toxic Substance
    A chemical or mixture that is harmful to health.

    WHMIS SDS Definitions


    Auto-ignition temperature
    The lowest temperature at which a material will spontaneously
    ignite in air.

    Boiling point
    The temperature at which a material changes from a liquid to a gas.

    Controlled product
    A material, product or substance that is imported or sold in Canada
    and is regulated by WHMIS. Controlled products are hazardous
    materials.

    Evaporation rate
    A measure of how quickly a material will become a vapour at room
    temperature.

    Flashpoint
    The lowest temperature at which a liquid or solid can give off
    enough flammable vapour that can be ignited.

    Freezing point
    The temperature at which a liquid becomes a solid.

    Hazardous material
    Any material that represents a risk to health.

    Incompatible materials
    Materials that when mixed together may cause a fire, an explosion
    or a dangerous reaction.

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    LC50
    The lethal concentration of a material in air that causes the death of
    50% of a group of test animals.

    LD50
    The lethal dose of a material, given all at once, that causes the death
    of 50% of a group of test animals.

    pH
    A measure of the acidity or alkalinity (basicity) of a material when
    dissolved in water. Materials between 0–2 and 12–14 are considered
    corrosive.
    ♦ pH 0–2: strongly acidic
    ♦ pH 3–5: weakly acidic
    ♦ pH 6–8: neutral
    ♦ pH 9–11: weakly alkaline
    ♦ pH 12–14: strongly alkaline

    Specific gravity
    The ratio of the density of a material to the density of water.

    Vapour density
    The ratio of the density of a gas or vapour to the density of air.

    Vapour pressure
    A measure of the ability of a material to form a vapour. In general, a
    high vapour pressure is more likely to become an inhalation or fire
    hazard compared to a low vapour pressure material.

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