HAZCOM
This OSHA standard requires employers to inform employees about chemicals used in the workplace.
What is the Hazard Communication Standard (or "Employee Right to Know Law")?
This type of waste is capable of causing a physical or health hazard.
What is hazardous waste?
According to OSHA, this safety device must be installed in every workplace where chemicals are used.
What is an eyewash unit?
Chemicals should generally be stored in this type of environment.
What is a cool, dry, dark place?
This document, formerly known as MSDS, contains comprehensive information about a product.
What is the Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
These are the four characteristics used to determine if a waste is hazardous.
What are ignitable, corrosive, reactive, and toxic?
This type of glove, often used in dentistry, does not provide adequate protection when handling chemicals.
What are latex gloves?
This must be maintained for every chemical product in the office.
What is a chemical inventory?
This is the term for a container that is not the original manufacturer’s bottle but is used to hold a chemical.
What is a secondary container?
Extracted teeth containing this material must be handled specifically and cannot be incinerated.
What is amalgam?
This type of exposure involves a large amount of a chemical over a short period.
What is acute chemical toxicity?
The employee training for the hazard communication program must occur at this time.
What is upon hire, once a year and whenever a new product is introduced?
These are the three primary methods of chemical exposure in a dental office.
What are inhalation, skin contact, and ingestion?
This type of container, which must be leakproof and puncture-resistant, is used for needles and scalpels.
What is a sharps container?
This type of exposure results from low-level, long-term exposure, such as benzene causing leukemia.
What is chronic toxicity?
This is the best method to store scrap amalgam.
What is in a designated, dry, airtight container?
Under the GHS, these graphic symbols are used on labels to indicate specific hazards.
What are pictograms?
This, along with a mask and utility gloves, is required to clean up a small mercury spill.
What is a mercury spill kit?
These three colors in the NFPA labeling system represent health, flammability, and instability, respectively.
What are Blue, Red, and Yellow?
These items are exempt from Hazard Communication labeling requirements
What are food, drugs, and cosmetics?