Module 2 Vocab

Question 1

A governmental agency with the responsibility for regulation and enforcement of safety and health matters for most U.S. employees. Individual state agency may supersede U.S. Department of Labor 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 OSHA under the Hazard Communication Standard

Answer 2

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)/ SDS

Question 3

Exposure that is time-weighted over an established period. It allows the exposure levels 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. Based on employee exposure and TWA over an 8-hour shift. When exceeded employers must take proper steps to reduce employee exposure

Answer 4

Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)

Question 5

Legal limits establsihed by OSHA to which workers can be exposed continuously for a short period without damage or injury. 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 half of the OSHA legal limit for regulated substance. 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 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 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 bodyfluids are treated as if they are contaminated with HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and other bloodborne pathogens

Answer 12

Universal Precautions