#1 - Unit A - Basics Flashcards
Who is OSHA and what is its role?
“Occupational Safety and health administration”
- A Government agency of the US department of labor
- To ensure safety in a workplace/ setting and enforcing standards by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance.
Who is NIOSH?
“National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health”
- Responsible for conducting research and make recommendations to osha
What are employee rights on the job?
- Be in a safe workplace
- Raise Safety or health concerns
- Request an OSHA inspection of the workplace
- File a complaint with OSHA
- Participate or have an OSHA representative participate in the OSHA inspection
- Request copies of personal medical records
- Employer Provide training for dangerous jobs in an understandable language
- Employer Provide fall protection
How does an employee stay safe on the job?
Following Safety Signs, rules, and regulations.
What is PPE?
Personal protective equipment
PPE:
These are used for protection of the eyes against physical, chemical and biological hazards
Protective glasses - PPE
PPE:
They protect the doctor/assistant & patient from bacteria /viruses & other harmful pathogens and biological agents, via hands.
Latex or vinyl gloves - PPE
PPE:
Protects the patient and the attending
doctor/assistant from exchanging harmful airborne pathogens
Surgical mask - PPE
PPE:
Employees working in large animal production facilities and operating equipment, head protection.
Hard hat - PPE
PPE:
Includes work boots (livestock facilities) & surgical boots &disposable boots
Protective Footwear - PPE
PPE:
Often needed when operating loud and large
Equipment & animal production facilities
Hearing protection - PPE
PPE:
Necessary when working with harsh chemicals
Respirator - PPE
PPE:
Used when performing x-rays
Lead apron - PPE
Safety Sign:
required when people are working
in an area where there is a danger of foot injury
Blue Protective footwear required Sign
Safety Sign:
Required generally in veterinary sciences, refers to latex or vinyl gloves.
Blue Protective gloves required Sign
Safety Sign:
required in a location that is likely
to have substances like chemicals, biological hazards (e.g., blood, contaminated fluid) or objects enter the eye
Blue Eye protection required Sign
Safety Sign:
required in location has excessively loud noises that may damage the ear.
Yellow/Blue Hearing protection required Sign
Safety Sign:
Often required when the employee would be coming in contact with human or animal fluids, chemicals or other biological hazards. provides a protective barrier.
Blue Lab coat required Sign
Safety Sign:
Employees required to wash hands before and/or after leaving the location.
Blue Hand washing required Sign
Safety Sign:
Required in locations that are deemed more likely to have objects falling or locations in which a person could come in contact with objects that might cause head injury.
Blue Hard hat required Sign
Safety Station Sign:
marks the location in which a first aid kit can be found
Red/White First aid station sign
Safety Station Sign:
used to flush eyes if a harmful substance (e.g., chemical) or object enters the eye
Green/White Eye wash station sign
Safety Sign:
a risk to human health or the environment arising from biological work, especially with microorganisms.
Yellow Biohazard Sign ☣️
Safety Sign:
identifies a source or container of radioactive material or an area that may potentially have radiation exposure (e.g., x-ray room)
Yellow-B/W Radioactive Sign ☢️
Safety Sign:
This sign depicts presence of chemicals that are found in the location marked.
Yellow Chemical Sign
Safety Sign:
for the protection of the dog and surrounding people
Yellow Dogs must be kept on a leash Sign
