Facilities and Safety Flashcards
This is described as a type of safety that focuses on biohazards and applies precautions from infectious microorganisms.
Biosafety
These are examples of the secondary effects of laboratory accidents.
- Loss of Staff Confidence
- Loss of Reputation
- Loss of Customers
- Increased Costs
These are the two types of increased costs.
- Litigation
- Insurance
This is described as a process in which legal action is taken.
Litigation
This is described as the money to be spent for the primary accidents that occured during a laboratory accident.
Insurance
These are example of primary accidents.
- Burns
- Cuts
- Slips
- Trips
- Fall
- Electric Shock
This is the required design and safety level for all diagnostic and health care laboratories
Biosafety Level 2
These are the number of biosafety levels.
4 Levels
This level of biosafety is designed for minimal hazards and standard practices apply with no special equipment required.
Biosafety Level 1
This level of biosafety is designed for moderate hazards (agents associated with human disease).
Biosafety Level 2
This level of biosafety is designed for serious communicable diseases that may have lethal consquence.
Biosafety Level 3
This level of biosafety is designed for serious communicable diseases that are unvaccinable, exotic, or unknown.
Biosafety Level 4
These are examples of minimal biosafety hazards.
- Escherichia coli
- Lactobacilus acidophilus
- Micrococcus leuteus
These are examples of moderate biosafety hazards.
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Hepatitis A
- Herpes
These are examples of serious communicable diseases.
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- SARS-CoV-2
These are examples of serious/exotic communicable diseases.
- Ebola virus
- Monkeypox virus
These are the factors that contribute to the design of a laboratory.
- Path Followed by the Sample
- Report, Delivery, Filing
- Service Rooms
This is the path followed by the sample.
Patient > Receptionist > Sampling Room > Dispatch > Analysis
These are the two professionals that contribute to the overall design of a laboratory.
- Architect
- Medical Technologist
This is the reason why all related surfaces and areas must be close together and segragated in rooms.
To prevent cross-contamination.
This is the reason why the registration, reception, and extraction areas are close together.
So that patients would not have to travel far. It also saves time and energy.
This describes the relationship between sample collection rooms and patients.
Sample collection should be the only common pathway.
These are the notable precautions for safety during service hours within the laboratory.
- No unauthorized personnel
- No friends
- No children
- No animals
These are the two precautions regarding patients and samples.
- Patients must not enter sample processing area.
- Samples must not leave the laboratory.
This described the type of doors that must be considered when constructing a laboratory.
Doors mst be large enough to fit equipment.
These are the qualities laboratory premises should have.
- High ceiling
- Good ventilation
- Glossy, easy to clean walls and ceilings
- Easy to clean floors
These are the qualities laboratory benchtops should have.
- Non-porous
- Easy to clean
- Chemical resistant
- No wood or steel
This is the ideal working surface material in laboratory benchtops.
Ceramic
These are the equipment used in order to have a stable power supply in a laboratory.
- Uninterrupted Power Supply
- Generators
These are specialized dump trucks that pucks up infectious waste.
Haulers
These are a disposal facility that uses arrays of methods like incinerators and chemicals in order to dispose of infectious waste.
Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility (TSD)
This is a laboratory equipment wherein volatile or chemical fumes can be ventilated.
Fumehood
This is a laboratory equipment wherein reagents or chemicals are stored with a ventilation system and HEPA filters.
Biosafety Cabinet
These are laboratory furniture that must be cleaned on a daily basis.
- Benchtops
- Floor
These are laboratory furniture that must be cleaned on a weekly basis.
- Ceilings
- Walls
These are laboratory equipment that must be cleaned on a monthly basis.
- Refrigerator
- Freezers
- Storage Rooms
These are the information that must be included in the cleaning records.
- Scheduled Date
- Cleaning Staff
This is the individual responsible for the safety of a laboratory.
Safety Officer
This is a laboratory-specific safety manual.
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Safety personnel must be trained the following.
- Potential Risks
- Safety Procedures
These are general safety equipment found within a laboratory.
- Shower
- Eye Washer
- Fire Extinguisher
- PPE
- Waste Disposal Bins
These are the Don’ts of a laboratory.
- Mouth Pipetting
- No Makeup
- No Food
- No Open Shoes
These are the Dos of a laboratory
- Hand Hygiene
- PPE
- Waste Disposal
- Proper Storage
- Always Decontaminate
These are responsible for giving warnings and instructions for possible risks and hazards.
Safety Signs
This is described as having exposure to hazards and danger.
Risk
This is the process of identifying hazards and developing safety procedures in order to reduce the risk of employess.
Risk Assessment
This is the establishmet that researched about different laboratory and employee injuries.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
This is the year the HHMI researched about laboratory and employee injuries.
1993 - 1997
These are the top 3 most notable research employee injuries and their respective percentages.
- Laceration 32%
- Bruise and Fractures 21%
- Chemical Exposure 11%
These are the top 3 most notable laboratory support injuries and their respective percentages.
- Bruise and Fractures 57%
- Repetitive Stress 17%
- Laceration 13%
