Module 2 Vocabulary Flashcards
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
MSDS/SDS
A form that must accompany a hazardous product. Requirement of the Department of Labor and OSHA under hazard communication standard.
TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGE
Exposure that is time-weighted over an established period. It allows the exposure levels to be averaged generally over an 8 hr period.
PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT
Maximus legal limit established by OSHA for a regulated substance. These are based on employee exposure and are time-weighted over an 8 hr work shift. When these limits are exceeded, employers must take proper steps to reduce employee exposure.
SHORT TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT
Legal limits established by OSHA to which workers can be exposed continuously for a short period without damage or injury. Exposures to STEL should not be longer than 15 minutes and not repeated more than four times per day
ACTION LEVEL
Exposure limit is 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.
FORMALDEHYDE RULE
OSHA regulation limiting the amount of occupational exposure to formaldehyde gas.
BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN RULE
OSHA regulation concerning exposure of employees to blood and other body fluids.
PRIMARY DISINFECTION
Disinfection that is 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 preparation of the remains.
UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS
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, and other bloodborne pathogens.
