Safety In Hema Lab Flashcards
OSHA stands for
Occupational Safety and Health Association
Potential causes of accidenst or injuries
Patient's specimen Chemicals Reagents Electrical equipment Needles Glassware
Issued the final rule for the occupational exposure for blood borne pathogen
OSHA
This standard specifies that the universal precaution to protect the lab workers and other health professionals
OSHA
Current term of OSHA
Universal (standard) precautions
Requires all human blood, body fluids and tissue are treated as if they were all infectious
Universal (standard) precautions
Effective date for the issued occupational exposure to blood borne pathogen
March 6,1992
Infectious materials
Semen Blood Vaginal secretions CSF Synovial Fluid Pleural Fluid Unfixed slides Any body fluid with visible blood Saliva Microhemocrit clay
Important safety practices
Handwashing
It must be kept away from the mouth and all mucous membranes
Formites
Specimen should be placed in a special leak proof bag and labeled with biohazard symbol
Pneumatic tube system
Other solution used for decontamination
Amphyl
Tuberculocidal disinfectants
70% ethanol
Waste management: Bag use for important or potentially infectious wastes.
Yellow bag
Waste management used for plastic waste
Red bag
Waste management bag for glass waste
Blue bag
Four important occupational hazard
Fire hazard
Chemical hazard
Electric hazard
Needle puncture
Organizations involved in the fire hazard
OSHA
NFPA
JCAHO
CAP
How long should the placement of fire extinguisher be?
75 ft or 22.9 m
Every how many months there should be a fire drill?
Quarterly or every 3 months
Placement of manual alarm boxes should be near what? And the travel distance should be?
Near the exit doors. Travel distance should not exceed 200ft or 61 m
Type of Fire: ordinary combustibles such as wood, cloth or paper
Class A
Type of fire uses on flammable liquids, gases or grease
Class B
Type of fire use on energized electric fires.
Class C
Type of fire use in multipurpose extinguishers that handle class A,B and C fires
Class ABC
Store alcohol or other flammable chemicals should be placed in where? And how many feet should it be away from the heat source?
Approved safety can or storage cabinet at least 5 ft away
Safety showers or eyewash stations should be available every how many feet where the hazardous chemicals are used.
Every 10 ft or within 10 seconds of the work area
What solvents should be used in cleaning microscopes rather than xylene.
Alcohol based
