Disinfection Flashcards
Define MSDS.
Material Safety Data Sheet. Contains information about product safety including:
- Names of hazardous ingredients
- Safe handling and use procedures
- Precautions
- Disposable guidelines
- Medical and first aid info.
Define OSHA.
Occupational Safety and health Administration. Created as part of U.S. Deparentment of Labor to regulate and enforce safety.
Define EPA.
Enviroment Protection Agency. Registers all types of disinfectants sold and used in the U.S.
Name and define two types of disinfectants.
- Hospital disinfectant: effective for cleaning blood and bodily fuilds.
- Tuberculocial disinfectant: kills bacteria that causes tuberculosis.
Name three things State Agencies regulate when working in a salon.
- Licensing
- Enforcement
- Conduct
Laws are commonly referred to as?
Statutes
Rules are commonly referred to as?
Regulations
Name 3 contaminates.
- Dust
- Skin
- Hair
What is Method 1 of decontamination?
Sanitazing (cleaning) and disinfecting with proper disinfectant.
Name three ways to clean your tools.
- Washing with soap and warm water and a nail brush
- Ultra sonic unit
- Cleaning Solvent (aka. Detergent)
What is Method 2 of decontamination?
Cleaning then sterlizing.
What are the three levels of decontamination?
- Sanitation (cleaning)
- Disinfecting
- Sterilization
Is sterilization used in salons?
No. ONLY cleaning and disinfecting.
What is the highest level of decontamination?
Sterilization
Sterilization kills what most resistation life form on earth?
Bacterial Spores
Why is sterilization only used in hospitals and medical professions?
Their tools are meant to break and penetrate in skin.
What is the highest level of decontamination required for salons?
Disinfection
Does disnfection eliminate all microorganisms on non living surfaces?
No. It will eliminate most microorganisms on non living surfaces.
Define Efficacy.
The ability to produce an effect.
When compared to hospitals, do salons pose a higher or lower infection risk?
Lower
Define QUATS.
Quanternary ammonium compounds. Disinfectant that is non-toxic, colorless, and fast-acting.
What disinfectant is a form of formaldehyde that has been used in the past to disinfect implements?
Phenolic disinfectants
True or False?
Phenols can be harmful to the enviroment if put down the drain.
True
What are side effects to using Phenolic disinfectants on tools?
It can damage rubber or plastic and cause metal to rust.
What is the proper name of house-hold bleach?
Sodium Hyperchloride
True or False?
When grabbing impliments out of disinfectant, you should use your bare hands.
False. Use either tongs, wear gloves, or use a draining basket to remove impliments.
How often should you change your disinfectant?
EVERYDAY!
What do you use to sanitize?
Soap and warm water.
What is one of the most important actions you can take to prevent the spread of microorganisms from one person to another?
Hand washing
When should you wash your hands?
Before and after a service.
How long should you wash your hands for?
20 seconds
What kills the growth of bacteria?
Antispects
True or False?
Antispects can be used on impliments.
False. Since they are considered stanitizers, they shouldn’t be used on impliments.
Define Universal Precautions.
Guidelines set by OSHA. Requires the employer an the employee assume all human blood and body fluids are infectious for disease.
Why is the Universal Precautions important for people who are asymptomatic?
People who are asymptomatic show no signs of disease or infection, which puts them at risk for unknowingly becoming sick if a salon isn’t clean.
What is the procedure for when you are exposed to blood or bodily fluid?
Hint: There are nine steps.
- STOP THE SERVICE!
- Put on gloves
- Apply pressure to the wound with a clean gauze
- Clean area with antispect wipe
- Bandage the cut
- Clean and disinfect your implements and work area
- Discard all single use items by double-bagging an placing a biohazard sticker on the bag
- Place in contaminated waste container
- Remove and dispose of gloves
- Wash hands
