Lesson 4: Occupational Health Flashcards
The public health service policy requires institutions to have what?
An occupational health and safety program for individuals working with laboratory animals.
The occupational health and safety program (OHSP) focuses on what?
Maintaining a safe and healthy workplace.
Is the risk of injury induced by fish high?
No, but it is possible and rare
The only species of sharks that can attack humans?
*The Great White
*Tiger
*Bull
*Oceanic Whitetip
Because water is essential for aquatic life, all electrical outlets should be?
Ground-fault interrupted (GFI/GFCI) and protected from moisture.
Outlets with gasket-hinged covers will?
prevent the tripping of GFI’s if accidentally sprayed by water.
Electrical cord should have a _______ where the cord drops below the level of the outlet before it plugs in so water is prevented from running own the cord into the outlet.
Drip loop
Should be at least _____ feet away from the floor.
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Is the probability of obtaining zoonosis from fish common?
No, its rare
Most significant skin infection to be aware of from fish is?
Granuloma (piscine mycobacteriosis), sometimes referred as fish tuberculosis (TB).
zoonosis?
An infectious disease transmitted between species from animals to humans.
How is this disease most commonly caused?
By M. marinum, a bacterium found in both fresh and saltwater environments. It creates skin lesions in both fish and humans.
