Module 2

Question 1

The governmental agency with the responsibility for regulation and enforcement of safety and health matters for most US employees. An individual state OSHA agency may supersede the US Department of Labor OSHA regulations.

Answer 1

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Question 2

Form that must accompany a hazardous product. Requirement of the Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration under the Hazard Communication Standard. Contain critical information related to the hazards, exposure levels, and symptoms associated with the material or the substance.

Answer 2

MSDS/SDS

Question 3

Exposure that is time-weighted over an established period. It allows the exposure level to be averaged generally over an 8-hour period.

Answer 3

Time-weighted average (TWA)

Question 4

Maximum legal limit established by OSHA for a regulated substance. These are based on employee exposure and are time-weighted over an 8-hour work shift. When these limits are exceeded, employers must take proper steps to reduce employee exposure.

Answer 4

Permissible exposure limit (PEL)

Question 5

Legal limits established by OSHA to which workers can be exposed continuously for a short period without damage or injury. Exposures at the STEL should not be longer than 15 minutes and not repeated more than four times per workday.

Answer 5

Short-term exposure limit (STEL)

Question 6

Exposure limit usually one half of OSHA legal limit for a regulated substance. This level is established to ensure adequate protection of employees at exposures below the OSHA limits, but to minimize the compliance burdens for employers whose employees have exposures below the 8-hour permissible exposure limit (PEL)

Answer 6

Action level (AL)

Question 7

OSHA regulation limiting the amount of occupational exposure to formaldehyde gas.

Answer 7

Formaldehyde rule

Question 8

OSHA regulation concerning exposure of employees to blood and other body fluids.

Answer 8

Bloodborne pathogen rule

Question 9

Disinfection carried out before the embalming process.

Answer 9

Primary disinfection

Question 10

Disinfection practices carried out during the embalming process.

Answer 10

Concurrent disinfection

Question 11

Institution of disinfection and decontamination measures after preparation of the remains.

Answer 11

Terminal disinfection

Question 12

An approach to infection control in which all human blood and certain human body fluids are treated as if they are contaminated with HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and other bloodborne pathogens.

Answer 12

Universal precautions