Occupational Safety Flashcards
OSHA
Occupational Safety Health Administration
MSDS/ SDS
Material Safety Data Sheets/ Safety Data Sheets
GFCI
Ground Fault Circuit Interruption
GI
Gastrointestinal
Ppm
Parts per million
%
Percent
CDC
Center for Disease Control
ppe
Personal protective equipment
Carcinogenic
Carcin/o = cancer Genic = causing
Cancer causing or having the potential to cause cancer
Teratogenic
Terato= malformations Genic = causing
Causing malformations. (Developmental)
Germicidal
Germ= germ Cidal = to kill
To kill germs. Substance or agent that kills germs especially pathogenic micro organisms
Cytotoxic
Cyto = cells Toxic = kills
Kills or damages cells
Gen
Producing
Zoonosis
Disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans
Rabies
Viral disease transmitted from infected animal to humans via saliva through bite, open wound, or mucous membrane
Autoclave
A strong, heated container used for chemical reactions and other processes using high pressure and temps for sterilization
Congenital defects
An often- inherited medical condition that occurs at or before birth
Mutation
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
Toxic
Poison, poisonous
Sharps
Needles, scalpel blades, broken ampoules, anything hospital or clinic that can cause injury to those involved in their disposal
Scabies
The infestation by mites of the genus scarcoptes
Caustic
Burning or corrosive, destructive to tissue
Chute
A device used to restrain large animals especially cattle and horses
Dosimeter
An instrument used to detect and measure exposure to radiation
Collimator
A device sometimes a diaphragm or series of diaphragms which control the direction and the dimensions of the primary X-ray beam
Cautery
The application of a caustic agent, a hot instrument, an electric current or other agent to destroy tissue
Lacrimator
An agent such as gas that induces the flow of tears
Latex
A white fluid produced by certain plants that is used to make rubber
Sodium hypochlorite
Chemical compound, formula NaClO
When dissolved in water it is commonly known as bleach or liquid bleach
Soda lime
A mixture of calcium, oxide and sodium hydroxide used in anesthetic machines.
Ringworm
Fungal infection
Microsporum
Parasite most common in cats and horses
Ventilation
Renewal or exchange of gas in an enclosed space
Volatile
Liable to change rapidly & unpredictable. Especially worse, evaporating rapidly, likely to change in a very sudden or extreme way
Flammable
Easily to set on fire
Non-flammable
Not catching on fire easily
Combustible
Able to catch fire & burn easily
Hazmat
Hazardous materials
Biologicals
Therapeutic substance, such as a vaccine or drug derived from biological sources
Pathogen
Path/o = disease
Gen= producing
Any disease producing agent or microorganism
Infection
The presence of a virus in or its introduction into a host or system
Parasite
A plant or animal that lives upon or within another living organism at whose expense it obtains some advantage
Disinfectant
The process of cleaning something, especially with a chemical, in order to destroy bacteria
Secondary container
A container in which a chemical or substance is taken out of its primary container and put into
