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    This document discusses chemicals and their role in matter and daily life. It notes that everything, including humans, is made up of chemicals like oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen. It also discusses how chemicals are present in household products and must be handled safely, pointing to systems like WHMIS that provide hazard information and safety data sheets.

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    This document discusses chemicals and their role in matter and daily life. It notes that everything, including humans, is made up of chemicals like oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen. It also discusses how chemicals are present in household products and must be handled safely, pointing to systems like WHMIS that provide hazard information and safety data sheets.

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    This document discusses chemicals and their role in matter and daily life. It notes that everything, including humans, is made up of chemicals like oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen. It also discusses how chemicals are present in household products and must be handled safely, pointing to systems like WHMIS that provide hazard information and safety data sheets.

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    MATTER & CHEMICALS

    Do you think of yourself as being


    chemical-free??
    CHEMICALS & HUMANS
    • Everything-including you- is made up of
    chemicals!!
    • Humans are made up of mostly four
    types of chemicals:
    • Oxygen
    • Carbon
    • Hydrogen
    Figure 2.1 Where do we get the
    • Nitrogen chemicals we need for our bodies?
    CHEMICALS & MATTER

    • The word “chemical” does not have a specific scientific meaning


    • Everything in the world that isn’t energy is a chemical or contains
    chemicals
    • Can be used interchangeably with “matter”
    • Matter: anything that has mass and takes up space
    CHEMICALS IN DAILY LIFE

    • The Hazardous Household Products Symbols


    (HHPS) give safety information about products
    • Each symbol provides two warnings:
    • Whether the hazard is the container or the contents
    • Type of hazard- explosive, corrosive, flammable, or
    poisonous
    HANDLING CHEMICALS & EQUIPMENT

    • By law, everyone in the workplace and school must be informed


    about the chemicals they use and how to handle them safely
    • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
    provides information about how to store, handle, and dispose of
    chemicals
    WHMIS

    • There are 9 symbols for hazardous products, they are new since
    2015!
    • Each chemical comes with a Safety Data Sheet (SDS), it contains
    information about the composition and properties of hazardous
    substances as well as how to store and handle it safely
    INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK INSERT

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