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Occupational Safety Flashcards

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OSHA

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Occupational Safety Health Administration

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MSDS/ SDS

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Material Safety Data Sheets/ Safety Data Sheets

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GFCI

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Ground Fault Circuit Interruption

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GI

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Gastrointestinal

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Ppm

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Parts per million

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%

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Percent

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CDC

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Center for Disease Control

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ppe

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Personal protective equipment

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Carcinogenic

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Carcin/o = cancer
Genic = causing

Cancer causing or having the potential to cause cancer

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Teratogenic

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Terato= malformations 
Genic = causing

Causing malformations. (Developmental)

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Germicidal

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Germ= germ
Cidal = to kill

To kill germs. Substance or agent that kills germs especially pathogenic micro organisms

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Cytotoxic

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Cyto = cells
Toxic = kills

Kills or damages cells

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Gen

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Producing

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Zoonosis

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Disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans

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Rabies

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Viral disease transmitted from infected animal to humans via saliva through bite, open wound, or mucous membrane

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Autoclave

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A strong, heated container used for chemical reactions and other processes using high pressure and temps for sterilization

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Congenital defects

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An often- inherited medical condition that occurs at or before birth

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Mutation

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Changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant from that may be transmitted to subsequent generations, caused by the alteration of a single base unit in DNA, or the deletion, insertion or rearrangement of larger sections of genes or chromosomes

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Toxic

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Poison, poisonous

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Sharps

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Needles, scalpel blades, broken ampoules, anything hospital or clinic that can cause injury to those involved in their disposal

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Scabies

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The infestation by mites of the genus scarcoptes

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Caustic

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Burning or corrosive, destructive to tissue

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Chute

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A device used to restrain large animals especially cattle and horses

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Dosimeter

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An instrument used to detect and measure exposure to radiation

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Collimator

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A device sometimes a diaphragm or series of diaphragms which control the direction and the dimensions of the primary X-ray beam

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Cautery

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The application of a caustic agent, a hot instrument, an electric current or other agent to destroy tissue

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Lacrimator

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An agent such as gas that induces the flow of tears

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Latex

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A white fluid produced by certain plants that is used to make rubber

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Sodium hypochlorite

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Chemical compound, formula NaClO

When dissolved in water it is commonly known as bleach or liquid bleach

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Soda lime

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A mixture of calcium, oxide and sodium hydroxide used in anesthetic machines.

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Ringworm

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Fungal infection
Microsporum
Parasite most common in cats and horses

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Ventilation

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Renewal or exchange of gas in an enclosed space

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Volatile

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Liable to change rapidly & unpredictable. Especially worse, evaporating rapidly, likely to change in a very sudden or extreme way

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Flammable

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Easily to set on fire

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Non-flammable

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Not catching on fire easily

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Combustible

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Able to catch fire & burn easily

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Hazmat

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Hazardous materials

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Biologicals

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Therapeutic substance, such as a vaccine or drug derived from biological sources

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Pathogen

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Path/o = disease
Gen= producing
Any disease producing agent or microorganism

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Infection

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The presence of a virus in or its introduction into a host or system

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Parasite

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A plant or animal that lives upon or within another living organism at whose expense it obtains some advantage

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Disinfectant

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The process of cleaning something, especially with a chemical, in order to destroy bacteria

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Secondary container

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A container in which a chemical or substance is taken out of its primary container and put into

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