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. A 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 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 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 0.75 ppm.

Question 5

Short Term Exposure Limit (STEL)

Answer 5

Legal limits established by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration 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)

Answer 6

Exposure limit usually one half of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 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 0.5 ppm

Question 7

Formaldehyde Rule

Answer 7

Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulation limiting the amount of occupational exposure to formaldehyde gas.

Question 8

Bloodborne Pathogen Rule

Answer 8

Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulation concerning exposure of employees to blood and other body fluids.

Question 9

Primary Disinfection

Answer 9

Disinfection carried out before the embalming

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

Universal precautions refers to the practice of avoiding contact with blood and bodily fluids, by means of the wearing of nonporous articles such as medical gloves, goggles, and face shields (Personal protective equipment)