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22 Cards in this Set
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Most common organisms at fault for lab worker infection
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Bacteria
Fungi Viruses Parasites |
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Losses related to injury
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Workers compensation
Medical costs Rehabilitation costs |
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Ways to deal with risk
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Tolerate
Transfer Terminate testing Treat |
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Hazard categories
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Chemical
Biological Physical Ergonomics Psychosocial |
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Provincial legislation for health and safety
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WHMIS
TDG OHS Environmental legislation Sanitation and waste disposal |
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Federal legislation
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WHMIS
TDG Canada labor code Nuclear safety act Canada criminal code |
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Municipal legislation
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Fire codes
Building codes Sanitation and waste disposal |
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Major elements of whmis
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MSDS sheets
Labels Training |
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Risk groups fir infectious agents
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Risk group 1: low individual, low community
Risk group 2: mod individual, low community Risk group 3: high individual, low community Risk group 4: high individual, high community |
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Containment level 1
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Don't require containment cabinets or special air handling
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Containment level 2
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Majority of clinical and research labs dealing with biological hazards
Doesn't include airborne transmission |
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Containment level 3
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Agents transmitted by aerosols
Must have hepa filtered Air and controlled lab access |
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Operating parameters for gravity displacement steam autoclaves
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121 degrees C
10.3 kPa 30-60 mins |
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Biological indicator for autoclaves
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Bacillus sterothermophilus
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Chemical indicator for autoclaves
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Tapes
Plastic that melts at 121 in a glass tube |
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Standard precautions
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Handwashing
Use of ppe Cleaning and disinfection Disposal of sharps |
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When a hepa filter must be tested
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When installed
When moved Once a year |
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Class 1 biological safety cabinet
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Protects worker but not product
Exhausts back into lab No flammables, toxics, or volatiles |
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Class 2 biological safety cabinet
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Protects worker and product
Exhausts 30% of hepa filtered air back into lab and 70% back into cabinet Can't use flammables, toxics or volatiles |
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Class 2 type B1 biological safety cabinet
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Protects worker and product
Ducted outside 30% of air goes back into cabinet and 70% goes back outside Used with small amounts of volatile and flammables |
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Class 2 type B2 biological safety cabinet
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Protects worker and product
Ducted outside 100% May be used with toxics and flammables |
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Class 2 type B3
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Modified class 2 type a
Exhausts outside Used trace amount of volatiles |
