Module 2

Question 1

OSHA

Answer 1

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - A governmental agency with the responsibility for regulation and enforcement of safety and health matters for most U.S. employees. An individual state OSHA agency may supersede the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA regulations.

Question 2

MSDS / SDS

Answer 2

Material Safety Data Sheet / Safety Data Sheet - Form that must accompany a hazardous product. Requirement of the Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration under the Hazard Communication Standard.

Question 3

Time-Weighted Average (TWA)

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)

Answer 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. For formaldehyde, the PEL is 0.75ppm.

Question 5

Short-Term Exposure LImit (STEL)

Answer 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.

Question 6

Action Level (AL)q

Answer 6

Exposure Limit usually one-half of the 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). The AL for formaldehyde is 0.5ppm.

Question 7

Formaldehyde Rule

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Bloodborne Pathogen Rule

Answer 8

OSHA regulation concerning exposure of employees to blood and other body fluids. This rule includes specific terms defined by OSHA that clearly articulate the hazards and preventative measures encompassed by this rule.

Question 9

Primary Disinfection

Answer 9

Disinfection carried out before the embalming process.

Question 10

Concurrent Disinfection

Answer 10

Disinfection practices carried out during the embalming process.

Question 11

Terminal Disinfection

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Universal Precautions

Answer 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.