explain the difference between WHMIS symbols and safety symbols used on commercial products
2007-11-04 14:08:19 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
On commercial products there are three different symbols. The symbols represent poisonous, flammable, and corrosive. A symbol inside a circle represents warning, an octagon, danger, or an upside down triangle, caution.
There are 8 WHIMS symbols
Class A Compressed gas
Class B Flammable and combustible material
Class C Oxidizing material
Class D-1 Poisonous and infectious material (material causing immediate and serious effects)
Class D-2 Poisonous and infectious material (material causing other toxic effects)
Class D-3 Poisonous and infectious material )bio hazardous infectious material
Class E Corrosive material
Class F Dangerously radioactive material
2007-11-05 02:07:19 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋