Lab Hazards & WHMIS
What 3 components are necessary to create and sustain a fire?
What is Heat, Fuel, and Oxygen
What does HEPA stand for?
What is high-efficiency particulate air
What are the 3 major elements of WHMIS?
What is
SDS, Labels, Training
The comparison of an instrument measurement or reading to a known physical constant
What is calibration
What two major groupings of effects classify substances?
What are Health Hazards and Physical Hazards
Proper temperature of tepid (lukewarm) water
What is 16-38°C
What are Threshold Limit Values (TLVS)?
What is The highest level at which a large % of "Healthy" workers can be exposed to a substance without ill effects
An error that is obvious, and usually occurs at the interface between a health worker and patient is known as what?
What is an active error
What is the Signal Word for High Risk Hazards?
What is Danger
__________________ refers to the dilution of inside air with a supply of outdoor air
What is general ventilation
What is OHSMS?
What is Occupation Health and Safety Management Systems
The difference between a patient's present LAB results and the previous result that exceeds a predefined limit; investigated by the lab internally to rule out: mislabeling, clerical error, possible analytical error is known as what?
What is the Delta check system
What would be considered to be flammable?
What is anything that can burn at room temperature
What is the most challenging aspect of a PPE plan?
What is enforcment of use.
What is task hazard analysis?
What is the process of listing all critical steps of a task and identifying all hazards associated with each step
Set of laboratory procedures designed to ensure that the test method is working properly and that the results meet the diagnostic needs of the physician
What is Quality Control
What are the two most important routes of entry when working with chemicals?
What is inhalation and skin absorption
What is the purpose of a biosafety cabinet?
What is containment of biological hazards
What is the most important element of WHMIS Legislation?
Training - Instruction of WHMIS system, labels, SDS, and safety and emergency procedures
The International Standards for medical laboratories is known as what?
What is ISO 15189