sanitary treatment
This term describes the process of washing hands with soap and water to remove dirt and germs.
What is hand hygiene?
OSHA was created by this act, which was signed into law in 1970.
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Act?
This document provides information on the safe use, storage, and disposal of a chemical.
What is a Safety Data Sheet
This OSHA standard requires employers to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards.
What is the General Duty Clause?
These precautions are designed to prevent the transmission of bloodborne pathogens in sports medicine settings.
What are universal precautions?
This type of cleaning reduces the number of germs on surfaces to a safe level.
What is sanitizing?
OSHA standards are divided into these categories, which cover different types of hazards.
What are General Industry, Construction, and Maritime?
This term describes the process of identifying hazards associated with a chemical.
What is chemical hazard assessment?
This term refers to the process of identifying and correcting hazards in the workplace.
What is hazard abatement?
This type of personal protective equipment (PPE) is commonly used in sports medicine to protect against bloodborne pathogens.
What are gloves?
This method of sterilization uses high-pressure steam to kill bacteria on surgical instruments.
What is autoclaving?
This OSHA standard requires employers to provide training to employees on specific hazards in the workplace.
What is the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)?
This term describes the process of controlling chemical hazards to reduce the risk of exposure.
What is chemical risk management?
This OSHA standard requires employers to record and report work-related injuries and illnesses.
What is the Recordkeeping Standard (29 CFR 1904)?
This term describes the process of cleaning and disinfecting equipment and surfaces in sports medicine settings
What is environmental cleaning
This chemical is commonly used as a disinfectant in healthcare settings.
What is bleach (sodium hypochlorite)?
This OSHA standard requires employers to provide fall protection for employees working at heights.
What is the Fall Protection Standard (29 CFR 1926.501)?
This term describes the process of replacing hazardous chemicals with less hazardous alternatives.
What is chemical substitution?
This term describes the process of evaluating the effectiveness of safety and health programs in the workplace.
What is program evaluation?
This term describes the process of safely disposing of sharps, such as needles and scalpels, in sports medicine settings.
What is sharps disposal?
This term describes the process of removing all microorganisms from an object or surface.
What is sterilization?
his OSHA standard requires employers to provide medical evaluations and fit testing for employees who use respirators.
What is the Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134)?
This term describes the process of training employees on the safe use of chemicals.
What is chemical safety training?
This OSHA standard requires employers to provide medical examinations and monitoring for employees exposed to certain hazards.
What is the Medical Surveillance Standard (29 CFR 1910.120)?
This term describes the process of minimizing exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials in sports medicine settings.
What is infection control?