Laboratory Safety And Regulations Flashcards
Responsible for creating or preparing different set of standards across all different occupation or professions
OSHA or Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Responsible for setting specific standard we follow in laboratory
CLSI or Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
Formerly NCCLS
CLSI
In charge for implementing different laws pertaining public health
CDC or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Within the US Department of Labor to set levels of safety and health for all workers in the US
OSHA
A nonprofit organization that sets voluntary consensus standards for all areas or clinical laboratories
CLSI
Responsible for accreditation and proficiency testing for laboratories
CAP
Training safety officers
OSHC
Source of chemical
Preservatives and reagents
Possible injury from chemica
Exposure toxic, carcinogenic, or caustic agents
Source of sharps
Needles, lancet, broken glass
Possible injury from sharps
Cuts, puncture, bloodborne pathogen
Source of electrical
Ungrounded or wet equipment; frayed cords
Possible injury from electrical
Burns or shock
Source of fire or explosive
Bunsen burners, organic chemicals
Possible injury from fire?
Burns, dismemberment
Source of physical
Wet floor, heavy boxes
Possible injury from physical
Fall, sprain, or strain
Source from radiation
Equipmeny and radioisotopes
Possible injury from radiation
Radiation exposure
Source of biological
Infectious agents
Possible injury for biological
Bacterial
Fungal
Viral
Parasitic
Includes pathogens on the hands of medical personnels, invasive procedures
Iatrogenic risk factors
Contaminated air conditioning systems, contaminated water systems , phitos, and staffing amf physoci
Organizational risk factors
Severity of ill ess, underlying state of the patient
Patoent risk factors
Enumerate potential hazards
- electric schock
- toxic vapors
- compressed gases
- flammable liquids
- radioactive material
- mechanical trauma
- Poisons
A federal agency that carries out mandated public health laws and reporting requirements.
CDC or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
An independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies
health-care organizations and programs in the United States.
The Joint Commission
Infection control team
National Standards in Infection Control for Healthcare Facilities
What are the primary cause of accident
- unsafe acts
- Unsafe environmental conditions
What is the first rule of self protection?
Alertness at all times
Rule of self protection
- stay informed
- use common sense
- listen to any instructions
What are the preventive measures
- annual safety reviews
- Safety drills
- general consciousness
- appropriate to safety rules
- safe work environment
What are the universal practices?
- wearing of gloves
- proper handwashing
- wear laboratory coat
- do not eat, drink, smoke, apply cosmetics, touch your contact lens
Example of safety equipments
Safety shower, eyewash station, fire extinguisher
Used to manipulate liquids
Mechanical pippetting device
Required to expel noxious and hazardous fumes from chemical reagents
Fume hoods
To locate no flow or tubulent areas in the working space
Smoke testing
All clinical lab should have
- chemical hygiene plan
- exposure control plan
- copy of MSDS
Component of chemical label
- statement of hazard
- hazard class
- safety precaution
- NFPA hazard code
- fire extinguisher type
- Safety instructions
- Formula weight
- Lot number
How do you check the airflow direction?
Place tissue paper at the hood opening
Remove particles that may be harmful to the employee who is working with potentially infectious biologic specimens
Biosafety cabinet
Enumerate chemical hygiene plan
- training and information requirement of the OSHA standard
- appropriate work practices
- list of chemicals in the inventory
- available of MSDS
- labelling requirements
- record keeping requirement
- engineering controls
- waste removal and disposal
Enumerate exposure control plan
- chemical hazard education sessions
- laboratory written plank