Unit 2 Flashcards
Hazard
(any sources of potential damage, harm, etc)
any sources of potential damage, harm, or adverse health effects on something or someone
Risk
the chance or probability that a person will be harmed
the chance or probability that a person will be harmed or experience an adverse health effect if exposed to a hazards
Route of entry (4) of hazards
Hazards’ entry route
Inhalation, absorption, ingestion, injection
What type of inhalation hazards?
Biogical inhalation hazards: airborne pathogens, viruses, toxin, spores, fungi
Chemical inhalation hazards: gases, vapours, aerosol
What is best control of hazards on injection hazards?
Engineering controls
What tools use for Hazard of identification?
SDSs(safety data sheet)
Review of precesures
Review of inspection and incident reports
Equipment operating manual
Maintenance report
Literature reviews
Hierarchy of control of hazards
Engineering controls-most effective measures
Administrative controls
PPE controls -the last line of defence
How many step of Hazard assessment ?
5step
- List the critical steps
- Identify all equipment and procedures
- Identify potential sources of hazards
- Implement hazard controls - use the hierarchy
- Verify the effectiveness of controls
Risk assessment parameters
- risk classification
Probability
Severity
Frequency
What level of risk is acceptable ?
Low risk
Low Risk -acceptable, no further controls are required, may continue
Medium Risk - unacceptable further control needs may continue for a limited period
High Risk - unacceptable further control needs, work stop immediately
Never gonna be 0 risk-always have risk in lab
Good lab safety practices
Before working the lab
- Emergency response procedures
- Know escape route and althernate route
- Know the location of emergency equipment
Good lab safety practices
While working the lab
- Wear PPE appropriate
- No food
- No unknown(unauthorized) person
Good lab safety practices
Before leaving the lab
- Clean up areas equipment surfaces
- Leave PPE in the lab
- Hand washing
Example of Biological hazard
8things
Biological Hazards
Bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, infectious materials(body fluid, blood, cell lines), prions, vector-burned pathogens, microbial toxins
Bacteria; single celled organisms (E.Coli, salmonella, streptococcus) can live within or outside a host.
Viruses; infective agent (hepatitis B, HIV-1, mumps) capable of copying itself, but requires a host
Fungi; spore producing organisms (yeasts, rust, molds)
Parasites; organism which lives within the host, depriving it of nutrients (roundworms, toxoplasma gondii)
Infectious material (blood and body fluid, cell lines)
Prions; pathogenic agents that are transmissible. Effects prion proteins in the brain
Vector-borne pathogens; infection transmitted from animal to human (malaria from mosquitoes)
Risk Groups from Canadian biosafety standard
4
Risk Group 1 - low individual risk, low community risk; containment Level 1
Risk Group 2 -moderate individual risk, low community risk; containment Level 2
Risk Group 3 -high individual risk, low community risk; containment Level 3
Risk Group 4 - high individual risk, high community risk; containment level 4