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39 Cards in this Set
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Class A Fire Extinguisher |
Combustibles |
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Class B Fire Extinguisher |
Flammable material |
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Class C Fire Extinguishers |
Electrical Fire |
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Red-Flammable Blue-Health Hazard Yellow-Reactivity White-Other 0-4 Risk |
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Decontamination |
removal of contaminating material |
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Disinfection |
elimination of pathogens |
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Sterilization |
Destruction of pathogens through heat |
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Responsibilities of a Safety Officer |
Orientation and training with staff Making sure labs are in compliance with existing regulations |
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The 'Right to Know' Act |
Gives people information about hazardous chemicals with labels and MSDS sheets |
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TLV |
Threshold Limit Values: limit of exposure to a chemical substance that a worker can be exposed to on a daily basis |
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PEL |
Permissible exposure limits: regulations by OSHA on limited exposure to a chemical |
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Main Classifications of Hazards in the Workplace |
Chemical Hazards Electrical Hazards Fire Hazards Glassware Hazards Infectious Waste |
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SDS |
Safety Data Sheet: under the Right to Know act, provides information about hazardous chemicals |
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Workplace controls |
Procedures and Rules carried out by workers |
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Engineering controls |
Mechanical safety: self sheathing needles |
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Blood-borne pathogen |
bacteria present in the blood |
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Teratogen |
disturbs rapidly growing cells/development of embryo/fetus/Ex. Chemo |
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Sensitizer |
causes allergic reaction |
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Water Reactive |
reacts to water, may be explosive |
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Exposure Control Plan |
identifies tasks and procedures as well as job classifications where exposure to blood occurs |
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Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Standard |
OSHA's standards on working with infectious materials |
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Scope of the Hazard Communication Standard |
working with chemicals |
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Labeling requirements for purchased chemicals always in use |
Name Concentration Expiration Safety Storage |
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labeling requirements for purchased chemicals in use for only 24 hours |
Name, date prepared, concentration |
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labeling requirements for chemical solutions prepared in the lab |
Name Concentration Date Prepared Expiration Who made it Storage How it can hurt you |
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Standard Precautions |
Treat everybody as infectious Personal Protective Equipment |
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Hepatitis B |
Virus; Vaccine Available Can get from: Needle sticks, unprotected sex, and blood products |
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Hepatitis C |
Virus; no vaccine Can get from: Needle sticks, unprotected sex, and blood products |
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HIV |
Virus; no vaccine Can get from: needle sticks, unprotected sex, and blood products |
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Tuberculosis |
Bacteria Airborne |
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Flashpoint |
minimum temperature at which a liquid gives off a vapor that ignites with oxygen in the room |
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Flammable Gas |
gas at room temperature that reacts with air and forms a flammable mixture |
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Flammable Liquid |
any liquid with a flashpoint below 100 F |
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Explosive |
chemical causes a sudden release of pressure, gas, and heat when exposed to a sudden shock, pressure, or high temp. |
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Oxidizer |
chemical other than a blasting agent or explosive |
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Proper containers for disposal of biohazards |
Sharps: puncture and leak proof, close able container Biobag: leak proof and close able |
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OSHA's definition of a sharp |
contaminated object that can puncture the skin |
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Contaminated |
exposure to microbes/dangerous substances |
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parental |
other than mouth, sticking a needle into your body |
