Activity 2: Safety in the Clinical Hematology Laboratory

Question 1

keep all moist or wet bodily fluids away from mucous membranes, hair, skin and clothing even if blood is not visible, but only wash hands after gl9ves if obviously contaminated

Answer 1

body substance isolation (1987)

Question 2

preveng bloodborne diseases by assuming all blood and blood contaminated fluids are infectious and encouraged handwashing after gloving

Answer 2

Universal Precautions (1985)

Question 3

combines BSI and UP, applies to all patients regardless of diagnosis and presumed infection status, where hand hygiene is the single most effective of preventing spread of diseases

Answer 3

standard precautions

Question 4

six parts of chain infection

Answer 4

infevtious agent
reservoir
portal of exit
mode of transmission
portal of entry
susceptible host

Question 5

heirarchy of controls

Answer 5

elimination
substitution
engineering controls
administrative controls
PPE

Question 6

rating system for hazards

Answer 6

National Fire Protection Agency

Question 7

4 quadrants of NFPA

Answer 7

blue - health
red - fire
yellow - instability
white - specific

Question 8

Blue : 0

Answer 8

no health hazard

Question 9

Blue: 1

Answer 9

slightly hazardous

Question 10

Blue: 2

Answer 10

hazardous

Question 11

Blue: 3

Answer 11

extremely hazardous

Question 12

blue: 4

Answer 12

deadly

Question 13

red: 0

Answer 13

will not burn

Question 14

red: 1

Answer 14

burns > 93.3° C

Question 15

red: 2

Answer 15

burns < 93.3° C

Question 16

red: 3

Answer 16

burns < 37.8° C

Question 17

red: 4

Answer 17

burns < 22.4° C

Question 18

yellow : 0

Answer 18

stable

Question 19

yellow: 1

Answer 19

unstable if heated

Question 20

yellow: 2

Answer 20

violent chemical change

Question 21

yellow: 3

Answer 21

shock and heat may detonate

Question 22

yellow: 4

Answer 22

may detonate

Question 23

OX

Answer 23

oxidizer (chemicals burn without air)

Question 24

₩

Answer 24

reacts with water

Question 25

COR

Answer 25

corrosive

Question 26

ACID/ ALK

Answer 26

High or low pH

Question 27

RAD

Answer 27

radioactive

Question 28

waste bags: black

Answer 28

general, dry non infectious

Question 29

waste bags: green

Answer 29

wet, non infectious

Question 30

waste bags: yellow

Answer 30

wet, infectious, pathological

Question 31

waste bags: red

Answer 31

non puncture sharps

Question 32

waste bags: orange

Answer 32

radioactive

Question 33

waste bags: yellow with black band

Answer 33

chemical wastes

Question 34

anything in the environment that has the potential to harm

Answer 34

hazard

Question 35

likelihood that something will cause harm.under conditions of use

Answer 35

risk

Question 36

hazard type: body fluids, infectious organism

Answer 36

biological waste

Question 37

hazard type: toxic, flammable, carcinogenic chemicals

Answer 37

chemical hazard

Question 38

hazard type: shocks and burns

Answer 38

electrical hazard

Question 39

hazard type: burns below 37.8 degrees

Answer 39

flammable

Question 40

hazard type: burns below 93.3 degrees celsius

Answer 40

combustible

Question 41

hazard type: glassware, sharps, compressed gas

Answer 41

mechanical hazards

Question 42

Class A fire extinguisher

Answer 42

ordinary combustible

Question 43

Class B fire extinguisher

Answer 43

flammable liquids (gases, grease)

Question 44

Class C fire extinguisher

Answer 44

plugged electrical equipment

Question 45

parts of a safety program

Answer 45

training
hazard identification and communication
engineering control
PPE
emergency response plan