LABORATORY SAFETY Flashcards
Working area must be cleaned with __________ of __________
1:10 dilution of 5% Sodium hypochlorite
Any spillage of infectious agents must be cleaned with __________
1:5 dilution of 5% Sodium Hypochlorite
Used for infectious and contaminated materials
Yellow bag
Used for noninfectious wet materials
Green bag
Conatainer for contaminated sharps like needles
Red puncture proof
T/F
It is not necessary to handwash after removing gloves and before leaving bacteriology laboratory
False
Infections may results from needlestick, broken glass, animal bites, or small scratches on the fingers
Direct inoculation
Infection from aerosols that may form during centrifugation of unstoppered tubes or from heating cultures or speciemens too rapidly
Airborne
Infection that may occur as a results of failure to wash hands or eating, drinking, smoking, applying cosmetics
Ingestion
States that All blood, tissue, body fluid, secretions and excretion (except sweat) are considered potentially infectious
Standard Precautions
Set of preventive measure designed to reduce the risk of HIV, HBC, and other bloodborne pathogens in the healthcare setting
Universal Precautions
Devices that isolate or remove a hazard
Engineering Controls
Device that encloses a workspace in such a way as to protect workers from aerosol exposure
Biosafety Cabinet
Allows room air to pass into the cabinet and around the area and material within, sterilizing only the air to be exhausted
BSC Class 1
Sterilize air that flows over the infectious material, as well as air to be exhausted
BSC Class 2
BSC Self-contained and 70% of the air is recirculated into the work area
BSC 2 TYPE A
BSC discharged outside the building
BSC 2 TYPE B
BSC that can operate as either Type A cabinet when in recirculating mode or a Type B cabinet when exhausting
BSC 2 TYPE C
BSC completely enclosed, ventilated with negative pressure, leak-tight construction and attached rubber gloves
BSC CLASS 3