Lee Reese: How well do you know your Local EHS Rep?
How Long has Lee been with Quest Diagnostics?
6 years
One of a lab's biggest hazards, these are pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood or other potentially infectious material and can cause disease in humans.
What Are Bloodborne Pathogens?
True or False? Each lab station and desk area should have a chair that is adjustable?
True
Can be used to protect your hands from exposure to specimen or chemicals
This document is intended to protect Quest Diagnostics employees from exposures to hazardous laboratory chemicals and to provide guidance on establishing good health and safety practices for laboratory operations
Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP)
As a side gig, Lee also DJs at weddings, family reunions, graduation parties. At these events, Lee goes by:
DJ EZ Lee
These 3 Bloodborne Pathogens (BBPs) are the most common BBPs.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B (Hep B) and Hepatitis C (Hep C)
When seated at your workstation or desk, your legs should be bent as close to this many degrees as comfortable
90 degrees.
Most Common Glove Type Used at the Memphis TSPOT Lab
Nitrile Gloves
Employees get refresher training on the Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) at this frequency
Annually
Lee and his wife, Tracy, have been together for 20 years. Where did Lee and Tracy meet?
Both were living in Michigan and became good friends and they went separate directions and reconvened back here in Memphis.
The process by which all body fluids are treated and handled as if they are potentially infectious
Universal Precautions - You can't look at a sample with your naked eye and determine if a specimen has a BBP
When at your workstation, the items that you use the most often should be located where?
Closest to you, in Zone 1 or A – think T-Rex Arms.
General. Zone 1 or A is for stuff you use the most.
Zone 2 or B is for stuff that you use about once an hour and is in between your keyboard and your monitors
Zone 3 or C is for stuff you don’t use very often, and is near or behind your monitors.
Fill in the blanks: When working with dry ice, _____ gloves and a ______ face shield must be worn, in addition to your buttoned up lab coat
When working with dry ice, cryogenic gloves and a rigid face shield must be worn, in addition to your buttoned up lab coat
Written or printed material containing information and instructions on a hazardous chemical present in the workplace
Safety Data Sheet
And just a reminder, each chemical on-site must have an SDS uploaded into HSI
Accessioning
1. Mechanical pipetting devices
2. Biological Safety Cabinet
3. No food or drink allowed in the lab area
4. Sharps Containers
"No food or drink allowed in the lab area", this is an administrative control.
When typing at your workstation, your elbow should be bent at this angle
90 degrees
Quest Diagnostics does not use this material glove due to potential allergic reactions
Latex
True or False:
All containers must be clearly labeled with its contents and hazards.
True!
Just because you know what it is the container, doesn't mean the employee next to you or coming in after you knows what is in it.
Blue
Which is NOT considered a biohazardous waste?
1. Glove that is caked or saturated with blood
2. Diagnostic kit containing biological products
3. Requisition not saturated or caked with blood or OPIM
4. Sample that contains an infections substance
3. Req NOT saturated or caked with blood or OPIM
To evaluate your workstation for ergonomic appropriateness, what tool can be used and provided to EHS?
The Ergonomic Self Assessment located in the Ergonomic And Strain Injury Prevention SOP (MEM QDEH717) as addendum A.
PPE is considered the last line of defense; these two types of controls should be considered in addition to PPE
Engineering Controls and Administrative Controls
PPE is the last line of defense because it requires employees to remember to put it on, inspect it, replace it, wear it correctly, maintain it, etc. All the responsibility lies with the employees.
This rockstar TSPOT employee serves as your Chemical Hygiene Officer and is responsible for your CHP, keeping your chemical inventory up to date, and an annual review of the plan and how it is working.
Ashley Griffin