Standards of Practice Flashcards
Canada Health Act
- 1985
- Outlining federal funding for hospitals
- Reasonable access to healthcare for all Canadians regardless of income
Canada’s Healthcare System (Medicare)
Federal government responsible for: Standards, funding and delivery of service
Regulated Health Professions Act
- 1991
- Protect public from harm, regulatory bodies/review councils, controlled acts
Health Care Consent Act
- 1996
- Informed consent
- Implied consent
- Right to refuse
Occupational Health and Safety Act
- 1990
- Outlines duties of all parties
- Duties for employers
- WHMIS
- Needle safety
WHMIS Categories
- Labeling
- Signal Word
- Hazard Statement
- Precautionary Statement
Who is Responsible for Labeling Hazardous Products?
Supplier
What 6 Important Parts Should the Supplier Labels Include?
- Product Identifier
- Pictogram
- Signal Word
- Hazard Statement
- Precautionary Statement
- Supplier Information
2 Examples of Signal Words
- Danger (high risk)
- Warning (low risk)
What is a Hazard Statement? Give 2 Examples
Description of the hazard.
- Ex. May explode if heated
- Ex. May cause cancer
What is a Precautionary Statement? Give 2 Examples.
How to minimize dangerous effects of a chemical.
- Ex. Wear PPE
- Ex. Protect from sunlight
What 4 Important Parts Should be Included in a Workplace Label?
- Product Name
- Safe Handling
- Pictograms
- Reference to SDS
Laboratory and Specimen Collection Center Licensing Act
- 1990
- Outlines requirements/qualifications for positions held in lab
- Outlines tests that can be performed/samples collected
- Licensing of staff and specimen collection centers
TDG - Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act
- 1992
- Federal guideline for safe transportation of goods
Class 1
Explosives
Class 2
Gases:
- Compressed
- Deeply Refrigerated
- Liquefied
- Dissolved Under Pressure
Class 3
Flammable & Combustible Liquids
Class 4
Flammable Solids:
- Spontaneous Combustion
- Contact with Water emit Flammable Gases
Class 5
Oxidizing Substances:
- Organic Peroxides
Class 6
- Poisonous (toxic)
- Infectious (lab specimens)
Class 7
Nuclear Substances (radioactive)
Class 8
Corrosive
Class 9
Miscellaneous Products (dry ice)
What are the 3 Packing Groups?
Group 1 - High Danger
Group 2 - Moderate Danger
Group 3 - Low Danger
What’s the 6 Important Parts that All Shipping Documents MUST Contain?
- Cosigner’s name and address
- Date of shipment
- Description of the DG in the following order:
- UN number
- DG shipping name
- Primary class & subsidiary class
- Packing group in roman numerals
- Hazard statement - Quantity in metric measurement
- “24-hour number”
- Cosigner’s certification
Declaration Section 1
Where it’s being sent/sent from
Declaration Section 2
Transport details
Declaration Section 3
- UN#
- Proper shipping name
- Hazard class
- Type of packing
Declaration Section 4
- Additional handling info
- Emergency phone number
Transportation of Infectious Substances: Class 6.1
Poisonous
Transportation of Infectious Substances: Class 6.2 A
Highly infectious to humans/animals
Transportation of Infectious Substances: Class 6.2 B
Less dangerous biological substances
Transportation of Infectious Substances: Culture
Infectious substance containing a pathogen that’s intentionally propagated, but not a human or animal patient specimen
Transportation of Infectious Substances: Patient Specimen
Human or animal materials collected directly from patient
(in transport media - not yet incubated, not actively growing in media)
Category A UN Numbers:
UN2900
Infectious Substances Affecting Animals
Category A UN Numbers: UN2814
Infectious Substances Affecting Humans
Category B UN Number: UN3373
Routine Testing Biological Substance/Infectious Substances
