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U1 LAB: LAB SAFETY Flashcards

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T/F: Employers are required to provide and pay for PPE.

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True

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This is used wherever hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants are encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

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Laboratory chemicals include:

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  • carcinogens (cancer-causing)
  • toxins (affecting liver, kidney and nervous system)
  • irritants
  • corrosives
  • sensitizers
  • agents that act on blood
  • damage lungs, skin, eyes, or mucous membranes
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Materials which burn or ignite

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Flammable

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Examples of Flammable chemicals

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  • Acetonitrile
  • Methanol (95% Ethanol)
  • Diesel Fuel
  • Mineral Spirits
  • Acetone
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Materials which cause visible destruction and/or irreversible alterations at point of contact

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Corrosive

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Examples of Corrosive substances

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  • Acetic Acid
  • Photographer Fixer
  • Sodium Hydroxide
  • Decalcifying agent
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Materials which are liable to explore or react violently on contact with air, water, or other chemicals

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Reactive

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Examples of Reactive chemicals

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  • Benzoyl Peroxide
  • Nitric Acid
  • Picric Acid
  • Silane
  • Sodium Metal
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Materials which cause harm if they enter the body, such as carcinogens, mutagens and poisons

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Toxic

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Examples of Toxic chemicals

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  • Benzene
  • Bromine
  • Powdered Inks or Pigments
  • Sodium Azide
  • Formaldehyde
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Materials which cause harm by irritating the eyes and/or skin, cause allergic reactions, drowsiness, lack of coordination and/or organ damage

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Irritant

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Materials which are toxic and/or cause harm to the environment at large, particularly aquatic animals

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Environmental Hazard

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Examples of Environmental Hazard chemicals

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  • Anthrax
  • Arsenic
  • Asbestos
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Oil
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5 major elements of Laboratory standard

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  1. Hazard Identification
  2. Chemical Hygiene Plan
  3. Information and training
  4. Exposure monitoring
  5. Medical consultation and examinations
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These are biological agents, and biological toxins.

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Biological hazards

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These hazards are present in various sources throughout the laboratory such as blood and body fluids, culture specimens, body tissue and cadavers, laboratory animals as well as other workers.

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Biological Hazard

18
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This standard is designed to protect workers from health hazards of exposure to blood borne pathogens

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OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP)

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BBP includes the following:

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  • written Exposure Control Plan
  • training
  • use of Standard Precautions when dealing with blood and OPIM
20
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OPIM stands for?

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Other Potentially Infectious Materials

21
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OSHA revised the BBP stands for?

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Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act

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Revision of OSHA BBP

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  • Selection of safer needle devices, and involving workers in identifying and choosing these devices
  • Maintain a log of injuries from contaminated sharps
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OSHA defines blood to mean?

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  • human blood
  • human blood components
  • products made from human blood
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under OPIM

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  1. Other body fluids
  2. Any unfixed tissue or organ
  3. HIV- or HBV-containing cell or tissue cultures
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T/F: OPIM includes any unfixed tissue or organ from the dead or living.

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True

26
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Risk for repetitive motion injuries

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Ergonomic Hazards

27
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Routine procedures that may cause ergonomic hazards

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  • Pipetting
  • Working at microscopes
  • Operating microtomes
  • Cell counters and keyboarding at computer
  • Standing and working in awkward positions in front of laboratory hoods/biological safety
28
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Repetitive motion injuries develop over time and occur when?

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  • muscles and joints are stressed
  • tendons are inflamed
  • nerves are pinched
  • flow of blood is restricted
29
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This is described as a series of energy waves composed of oscillating electric and magnetic fields travelling at the speed of light.

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Non-ionizing Radiation

30
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Non-ionizing Radiation includes

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  • ultraviolet (UV)
  • visible light
  • infrared (IR)
  • microwave (MW)
  • radio frequency (RF)
  • extremely low frequency (ELF)
30
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OSHA’s hearing conservation program

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  • use of PPE
  • workers are exposed to a TWA of > 85 dBA over an 8 hour work shift (develop monitoring program to assess noise levels)
31
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________ centrifuge rotors can result in injury, or even death.

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Unbalanced

32
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Breakage of this can generate aerosols that may be harmful if inhaled

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sample container

33
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Majority of all centrifuge accidents are the result of?

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user error

34
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Electrical hazards include?

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electric shock, electrocutions, fires and explosions

35
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Electrical hazards can result from?

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  • faulty electrical equipment/instrumentation or wiring
  • damaged receptacles and connectors
  • unsafe work practices
36
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Most common serious hazard in the laboratory

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Fire hazard

37
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This requires that all employers keep all places of employment clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition/

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Walking/Working Surfaces standard

38
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This must be worn in instances when gross contamination can reasonably be anticipated.

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Surgical caps or hoods, shoe covers or boots

39
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If the floor is not on fire, you must?

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Stop, Drop and Roll

MT6321 HISTOPATH (15 decks)

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