f lesson 3 Flashcards
Introduced Universal Blood and
Body Fluid Precautions (Universal Precautions or UP), primarily in response to HIV/AIDS epidemic
cdc 1985
Issues Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) Standard, mandating the use of UP and safety data sheets (SDS)
Occupational
Safety and
Health Administration
Enacted Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act
US congress
Revised BBP Standard in
response to Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act
OSHA
Guideline for Hand Hygiene in
Healthcare Settings
cdc 2002
All persons packing and shipping infectious materials
must be trained and certified every __ years in compliance with the Department of Transportation or the International Air Transport Association
two years
Should withstand differential pressure and temperature which ranges from -40 to 55 °C
Primary Receptacle/
Vessel
Holds the biological substance or material and must be puncture & look proof, must be watertight
Primary Receptacle/ Vessel
Must be rigid, and capable of passing a 1.2 meter drop test
outer packaging
There is a diamond-shaped labeled infectious substances sign
Packaging and Shipping of
Category __
Packaging and Shipping of
Category A
gives warning signs and trainings to workers
Administrative controls
A set of 6 intertwined links that allow for communicable
diseases to spread
chain of infection
developed color-coded system that delivers a simple readily standard and easily understood system of markings that conveys a general idea of the dangers and severity of materials
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA