Ocupational Safety And Health Act Flashcards
so that the viruses won’t replicate
Prophylaxis
Goal of OSHA
provide all
employees (Clinical Laboratory personnel included) with a
safe work environment.
Occupational Safety and Health Organization
Administration (OSHA) “Blood-borne Pathogens” standard
requires written _____
Exposure Control Plan”
daily exposure to blood and body fluid
Category I blood borne pathogen
regular exposure to blood and body
fluids
Category II bloodborne pathogen
no exposure to blood and body fluid
Category III bloodborne pathogens
➢ Employers must offer ______vaccine at no cost to all
personnel in Category I and II
Hepatitis B
_______ should be installed in strategic
places to facilitate manipulations of infectious material. It
reduces risk exposure of laboratory personnel and patient.
Biological safety cabinets
_______ should be installed in strategic
places to facilitate manipulations of infectious material. It
reduces risk exposure of laboratory personnel and patient.
Biological safety cabinets
Biological safety cabinets should be installed in _______ to facilitate manipulations of infectious material. It
reduces risk exposure of laboratory personnel and patient.
Strategic place
Health Care Organization focus their responsibility in
protecting their employees from infection especially
against ____ and ____
HBV
HIV
The ____ updated the 1983
guidelines for isolation precaution in hospitals with the
release of its universal precaution in 1987 because of the
growing concern about HIV.
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
The CDC recommends that ____should be consistently used for all patients regardless of their blood-borne infection status
blood and body fluids
precautions
Lists all body fluids
(semen, vaginal secretions, pericardial
fluids, peritoneal fluid, synovial fluid, pleural fluid,
amniotic fluid, saliva, tears, CSF, urine, and breast
milk)
Potentialy infectious materials include:
Body fluids
Unfixed tissues, organs, or blood slides
Infective agents may be inactivated by
Heat sterilization
250 C for 15 mins
Infective agents may be inactivated by
Infective agents may be inactivated by
✓ Heat sterilization (250C for 15 minutes)
✓ Ethylene Oxide (450-500mg/L at 55-60C)
✓ 2% Glutaraldehyde
✓ 10% Hydrogen Peroxide
✓ 10% Formaldehyde
✓ 5-25% Hypochlorite
✓ 10% V/V with top water of a common household
bleach mixed with very effective
All samples and other body fluids should be collected,
transported, handled, and processed using ___
strict precautions
➢ ______, ______, and ______ must be used if splash
or splattering is likely to occur.
Gloves, gowns, and face protections
Specimens should remain cap during centrifugation
because _____
biologic specimens could produce finely
dispersed aerosols that are high risk source of infection
Any ____, _____ or other ____ spill must be cleaned up and the area of equipment disinfected immediately.
Any blood, body fluid or other potentially infectious
material spill must be cleaned up and the area of
equipment disinfected immediately.
Recommended clean up includes the following:
PPE
mechanical device
Absorb in paper towel
Clean with aqueous detergents
Put approved disinfectant
Rinse spill site with water
Dispose all materials in appropriate biohazard container
OSHA requires that ___ be
provided for each chemical manufacturers and supplies
must be made available on site for laboratory personnel
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
MSDS specifically include:
MSDS specifically include:
• Chemical identity
• Chemical and common name
• Physical and Chemical characteristics
• Signs and Symptoms of exposure
• Routes of entry
• Exposure limits
• Carcinogenic potential
• Safe handling procedures
• Spill cleanup procedures
• Emergency first aid
OSHA published its ____ in1983 to minimize the incidence of chemically relatedoccupational illnesses and injuries in the workplaces.
hazard communication standard
OSHA requires the following:
a) Manufacturers of Chemicals
b) Clinical Laboratories
c) Hospitals and Laboratories
should evaluate the hazards of the chemical they produce and develop hazard communication program for employees
exposed to hazardous chemicals.
Manufacturers of Chemicals
____should develop an institute chemical hygiene plan.
Clinical Laboratories
____are obliged to maintain an inventory of all hazardous substances used in the workplace.
Hospitals and Laboratories
Clinical Laboratories should develop an institute
___
chemical hygiene plan.
