OSHA & Regulatory Flashcards
List 5 Required Licenses for a Veterinary Business
- General Business License
- Premise Permit
- EIN
- DEA
- Radiology and Laser Machine Registration
OSHA:
- who
- why
- where published
Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration
- enact safety rules for workplace
- rules are known as standards
- published in title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations
Safety Plan - how to create?
Start with a hazardous job, and establish safety procedures that must be followed when the activity is performed
New Employees Must have immediate knowledge of what 5 safety details?
Eyewash station/first aid/exits
PPE
OSHA Standards
Hospital Safety Manual
Mandatory Posters
General Business License (what is it and authorized by who?)
County Clerk office where business is located
If business closes, county clerk has to be notified
Premise Permit (what is it and given by whom?)
State Department of Business & Professional Regulation or State Board
Meets a minimum standard of cleanliness, record keeping, and client access
EIN
Employer’s Identification Number
Federal Department of Labor
Proper reporting & payment of withholding and unemployment taxes
Radiology & Laser Machine Licenses
State Department of Health
5 Steps to OSHA Implementation
1 .Hazard Assessment
2. implementation Plan
3. Safety Plan
4. Create Safety Manual for hospital
5. Train
AAHA requires a Radiology Log for what 3 reasons:
- Good medical practice
- Replicate exposure
- Prove it was taken
What is an adulterated drug? (3 examples)
A drug that contains -
1. Unsanitary components
2. Mixed with another substance
3. Differs in strength from official compendium
What is a misbranded drug? (2 examples)
A drug that’s labeling is false or misleading
Labeling does not include adequate directions for use (a lay person must be able to use the drug safely and for the purpose intended).
5 Label Requirements for Prescription Drugs:
- “Caution: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.”
- Recommended dose and route of administration
- Quantity or proportion of each active ingredient.
- Names of all inactive ingredients if drug is for non oral use
- Identifying lot of control number to determine manufacturing history.
Compounding Medications - allowed under 4 conditions:
- DVM believes there is a need to alter the approved drug to adequately medication a NON FOOD animal with a diagnosed medical condition
- There is a VCPR
- The individual patient has a medical condition for which a prescribed medication is needed
- The DVM determines the compounded drug is needed
Hazard Communication - The Right to Know. What are the 8 things required of a practice?
- Designated Safety Officer
- Annual Hazard analysis inspection
- Safety plans in place for all identified hazards
- Chemical list and safety plans for Immediately dangerous to life and health chemicals
- SDS on all chemicals
- Secondary labeling as needed and training on labeling system
- Protocol in place for emergency evacuation
- FOR 11 OR MORE EMPLOYEES - training program on PPE, monitoring devices, and hazards of practice
Hazardous Chemical Standard (one of the OSHA standard) has 5 requirements:
- Must be in writing
- A complete list of all hazardous chemicals must be maintained
- SDS library
- Containers properly labeled
- Staff Training
OSHA Posters, Signs, & Notices (5 Items)
- It’s The Law Poster
- Notice of pending inspection until it is over
- Notice of citations posted for 3 days or until corrected, whichever is longer
- Appropriatate warning signs (exits, radiation, etc.)
- Written Plans for preventing fire, handling hazardous chemicals, preventing injury with PPE and informing workers of dangers in the workplace. Required for 10 or MORE employees.
OSHA Forms - What are the three, how long do you keep them?
Form 300 - Log of Work Related Injuries
Form 301 - Illness and Injury Report
Form 300A - Summary of work related illness and Injury (posted Feb 1 - April 30)
ALL Kept for 5 years.
3 Types of Ethics
Social Ethics
Personal Ethics
Professional Ethics
4 Branches of Veterinary Ethics
Descriptive - study of ethical views of DVMS.
Official - creation of official ethical standards adopted by professional organizations and imposter on members.
Administrative - involve actions by administrative government body that regulate veterinary practice. License revocation can result if civil/crimnal violation.
Normative - refer to search for correct principles of good/bad