Laboratory health and safety Flashcards
1
Q
Name Legislations
A
-COSHH
-Electric equipment
-RIDDOR
-Health and Safety
-Hazard waste regulations
-Enviromental protection act
2
Q
Calibration
A
Adjusting equipment to improve precision
3
Q
Quality control
A
internal/external tests to ensure accurate results
4
Q
Vernier scale
A
method to locate organism on microscope
5
Q
RPM
A
Revolutions per minute
6
Q
Reagants kits
A
chemicals that chnage colour when coming into contact with substance
7
Q
Non-hazardous waste
A
-Pharmaceutical waste
-Sanitary waste
8
Q
Offensive waste
A
-Veterinary waste
9
Q
Yellow Waste
A
Infectious waste
10
Q
Orange waste
A
Infectious waste which requires treating to render safe
11
Q
Purple Waste
A
Cytotoxic of Cytostatic waste
12
Q
Yellow and black waste
A
Offensive hygeine waste
13
Q
Black Waste
A
Domestic waste that cannot be recycled
