1.1 Health And Safety In the Lab Flashcards
Medical laboratory Employees are exposed to a diverse array of
- 5 hazard -
chemical,
biological,
physical,
ergonomic,
psychological hazards.
All organizations, including leadership, management, and employees, have a _______________ to protect the health and safety of all those affected by the organization.
legal and ethical obligation
Identification and control of workplace hazards are required to prevent _____
3things
injury, illness, and death
________ is essential to develop, maintain and improve employee health and safety.
A laboratory safety program
Medical laboratory professionals are susceptible to 3thing
injury, illness, and death.
Why is Safety Important
Legally and ethically important to protect the organization and employees.
Costs associated with incidents affecting productivity, quality and success of the organization.
How Can Safety be Improved?
By identifying and controlling hazards and
Mitigating risk
Good Lab Safety Practices
Before working
Know the materials you’re working with
How to use the equipment
What to do in an emergency situation
Know the escape routes
Know where to find emergency equipment
Good Lab Safety Practices
During
Wear PP, closed toed shoes, tie hair back, no loose jewelry
Don’t let unknown people into the lab
Clean pathways clear
Keep food out of the lab
Use appropriate precautions when working with specimens
Don’t touch clean areas or your face with gloves
Don’t reuse gloves
Never recap needles-straight into sharps after use
Label properly
Check equipment before using
Clean spills properly
Any hazard that can’t be fixed must be reported
Good Lab Safety Practices
Before leaving
Dispose of waste in appropriate arca, and unused material where it belongs Clean and disinfect work areas
Disconnect electrical as needed
Dispose or store PPE aporopriately
Wash hands
As described by Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
“Doing everything reasonable to protect the health and safety of workers.”
and;
“employers shall take all reasonable precautions, under the particular circumstances, to prevent injuries or incidents in the workplace.”
Due Diligence
Due diligence program components;
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Policies
Training
Development and communication
Record-keeping
Enforcement of procedures
Corporate and individual accountability
Due Diligence Responsibilities
Management
Employees
Management;
Provide appropriate Resources
Training
Hazard identification
Inspections and investigations
Program development
Employees;
•Training
Implementing controls
Safe work practices
Reporting hazards
Reporting incidences
Program development and implementation
Legal Responsibilities
What do legislations include for WHMIS and TDG(transportation of dangerous goods) ?
Federal , provincial/territorial legislation
Legal Responsibilities
What does legislation include for fire codes?
Municipal legislation
Legal Responsibilities
What does legislation include for Canadian nuclear safety and control act?
Federal legislation
Legal Responsibilities
What does legislation include for criminal cord?
Federal legislation
What OHS, OHSMS stand for?
OHS occupation health and safety
OHSMS Occupational Health and Safety Management System
Key elements of OHSMS
Leadership, management, designation of responsibilities
Risk assessments
Control measures of hazards
Training
Inspections
Emergency response
Reporting and investigation
Engagement and participation
Record-keeping
Review
Positive Safety Culture
All injuries are——-
All incidents are——
Working unsafely is not——— (the right to refuse unsafe work)
preventable
Reported and investigated ; root cause
tolerated
Reporting and investigation procedures;
Reporting all incidents
Identify root cause
Training
Cause which contribute to the root cause
Corrective actions
Communication
Steps to effective reporting
Answer; Who? What? Where? and Why?
Fill out incident report
Employer information
Employee information
Place, date and time of incident
Type of incident
Injuries
Corrective actions and prevention
Catergories of hazards
Chemical hazards
Physical hazards
Biological hazards
Ergonomic hazards
Psychological hazards
Hazard controls
Hierarchy of hazard controls
Engineering controls
Administrative controls
PPE control
(Personal protective equipment)
Competency ?
To perform work without supervision or with only a minimal degree of supervisions
If the duty is disregarded and bodily harm or death results then an organization could be charged with
Criminal negligence
Record keeping
Records must be retained to provide evidence of implementation of the OHSMS
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:
*Policies and procedures
Hazard identification and risk assessment
*Orientation and training records
Inspection reports
Emergency response reports
Respirator fit testing results
PPE maintenance records
OHS committee minus
*Safety Data Sheet
Chemical inventories
TDG manifests
