Module Two Flashcards
OSHA
A governmental agency with the responsibility for regulation and enforcement of safety and health matters for most U.S. employees.
MSDS/SDS
Form that must accompany a hazardous product, required by OSHA.
Time-weighted Average
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
Maximum legal limit established by OSHA for a regulated substance.
Short Term Exposure Limit
Legal limits established by OSHA to which workers can be exposed continuously for a short period without damage or injury.
Action Level
Exposure limit usually on 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 whore 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.
Bloodborne Pathogen Rule
OSHA regulation concerning exposure of employees to blood and other body fluids.
Concurrent Disinfection
Disinfection practices carried out during vascular injection.
Formaldehyde Rule
OSHA regulation limiting the amount of occupational exposure to formaldehyde gas.
Primary Disinfection
Disinfection carried out before 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.
