OSHA and Workplace Safety
This federal agency sets and enforces standards to ensure safe and healthy working conditions for employees in the United States.
What is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)?
Name three of the eight types of safety hazards commonly found in the laboratory
What are biological, chemical, and electrical hazards
According to the Globally Harmonized System (GHS), this must be included on all chemical labels. Name one item
What is a product identifier, signal word, or hazard statement?
his yellow and black symbol is used to indicate radioactive materials.
What is the trefoil (radioactive hazard symbol)
If a patient shows no sign of breathing, you should do this.
What is call for help and begin CPR if trained?
OSHA requires employers to provide this type of equipment to protect workers from hazards.
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
This type of hazard involves exposure to infectious agents like bacteria or viruses.
What is a biological hazard
his type of label uses a color-coded diamond to indicate chemical hazards.
What is an NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) label?
To reduce the risk of electrical hazards, you should ensure this about your equipment
What is that it is properly grounded and dry?
If a patient is in shock, you should do these two things.
What is lay the person down and elevate their legs?
OSHA standards require that this document be available for every hazardous chemical in the workplace
What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
Wearing gloves, goggles, and lab coats are examples of this type of precaution
What is using personal protective equipment (PPE)?
This document provides information about a chemical’s hazards, safe handling, and emergency measures.
What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS
This class of fire involves flammable liquids and gases
What is Class B?
If a patient has latex sensitivity, you should use these types of gloves and equipment.
What is non-latex
This OSHA regulation ensures that all chemicals are properly labeled and employees are trained about hazards
What is the Hazard Communication Standard?
This is a precaution to reduce the risk of sharps injury in the lab.
What is using safety-engineered devices or disposing of needles in sharps containers?
Name one component of a chemical hygiene plan.
What is employee training or standard operating procedures?
his type of fire extinguisher is used for electrical fires
What is a CO₂ or dry chemical extinguisher?
This abbreviation stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus
What is HIV?
OSHA conducts these to ensure compliance with safety regulations in the workplace.
What are inspections?
To avoid physical injury when lifting heavy items, you should do this.
What is use proper lifting techniques or use a cart?*
When handling hazardous chemicals, you should always do this first
What is read the label and SDS?
In the event of a bleeding wound, you should do this immediately
What is apply direct pressure with a clean cloth
This abbreviation refers to the document that provides chemical safety information.*
What is SDS (Safety Data Sheet)?