module 2 vocab Flashcards
OSHA
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. A governmental agency with the responsibility for regulation and enforcement of safety and health matters for most U.S. Employees.
MSDS/SDS
Material Safety Data Sheet. A form that must accompany a hazardous product. The requirement of the Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration under the Hazard Communication Standard.
Time-Weighted Average
TWA. Exposure that is time-weighted over an established period. It allows the exposure levels to be averaged generally over an 8-hour period.
Permissible Exposure Limit
PEL. 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 0.75 ppm.
Short-Term Exposure Limit
STEL. 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 fifteen minutes and not repeated more than four times per workday.
Action Level
AL. Exposure limit usually one-half of OSHA’s 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 exposure below the 8-hour permissible exposure limit. The AL for formaldehyde is 0.5 ppm.
Formaldehyde Rule
HCHO. Colorless, strong-smelling gas that, when used in solution, is a powerful preservative and disinfectant. Potential occupational carcinogen.
Bloodborne Pathogen Rule
OSHA regulation concerning exposure of employees to blood and other body fluids.
Blood | Bloodborne pathogens | Contaminated | Contaminated laundry | Contaminated sharps | Engineering controls | Exposure Incident | Occupational exposure | Parenteral | Person protective equipment (PPE) | Universal Precautions | Work practice controls.
Primary Disinfection
Disinfection carried out before the embalming process.
Concurrent Disinfection
Disinfection practices carried out during the embalming process.
Terminal Disinfection
Institution of disinfection and decontamination measures after the preparation of the remains.
Universal Precautions
An approach to infection control in which all human blood and certain human bodily fluids are treated as if they are contaminated with HIV, hepatitis B, and other bloodborne pathogens.
