Better Living Through Chemistry
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Be Careful!
100
The standard that requires a chemical inventory, complete secondary labeling, and Material Safety Data Sheets.
What is OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard?
100
The accrediting agency that provides us with the Environment of Care standards.
What is the Joint Commission?
100
The distance items can safety be stored below the ceiling in sprinkler protected rooms.
18 inches (24 inches in non-sprinkled spaces)
100
Dark container for certain types of EPA listed waste and chemicals.
What is a black bin?
100
This document helps build our emergency response and management, and provides guidance in a disaster.
What is the Emergency Operations Plan? (EOP)
200
This safety device needs to be checked weekly and is used after a chemical splash.
What is an eyewash?
200
The location of the BBP Exposure Control Plan, Infection Control information and Safety policies and procedures.
What is PeopleConnect?
200
The meaning of RACE
What is Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish or evacuate?
200
needles, scalpels, razors, empty vials and syringes are disposed here.
What is a sharps container?
200
The form used to report an employee workplace injury or illness
What is a ROII?
300
Gloves, gowns, goggles, face shields.
What is personal protective equipment (PPE) ?
300
Items/features that should never to be blocked or obstructed.
Egress path, fire extinguisher, electrical panel, med gas panel, AHU shut off, pull station?
300
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
What is how do you use a fire extinguisher?
300
This is where bloody, contaminated or infectious waste should be disposed.
What is a red waste container?
300
These should be clean and their test strips and controls dated.
What is the Accu-Chek.
400
This provides you with information about the chemical make up of a product, as well as its health hazards and the required PPE.
What is a Safety Data Sheet?
400
This cord hangs unobstructed near the ground in patient bathrooms.
What is a Nurse Call Cord?
400
Horizontal, vertical, exit the building.
What is the order of evacuation?
400
Anything with patient identifiers is called this.
What is PHI?
400
Items that should not be on DUCs.
Food, drinks, sharps, syringes, etc.
500
This is the website CHS uses for storing Safety Data Sheets.
What is MSDS Online
500
The person you would contact with questions about the environment of care, or OSHA-related questions or concerns.
Who is the Safety Officer?
500
This special building feature keeps smoke in one area for a certain period of time.
What is a smoke compartment?
500
Bins used for the disposal of chemo waste.
What are yellow bins?
500
These items and supplies need to be secured when not in use.
What are sharps, syringes, and medications.
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