Hazard Pictograms
-Aquatic toxicity
what is environment?
What is classified in general waste?
Expired disinfection, blood-soaked gauze, used needles, paper towels.
Paper towels
inhalation, skin contact, and ingestion
Consists of all nonhazardous, non-regulated waste and should be discarded in covered containers made of durable material such as plastic or metal.
What is General Waste?
Why should you never fill an empty container?
What's a dangerous chemical that could occur?
-Gases under pressure
What is a gas cylinder?
what is the primary goal of proper waste disposal in a dental office?
to reduce the amount of waste generated
to save money on disposal services
to make the office look tidy
to protect patients and staff from hazards
to protect patients and staff from hazards
High levels of exposure causes
Acute chemical toxicity
What kind of waste is classified through the following characteristics: ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic, and listed by the EPA?
What is Hazardous Waste?
What are the five characteristics of hazardous waste?
What are Ignitable (flammable or combustible), corrosive, reactive, toxic, and EPA chemicals listed as hazardous?
-Skin corrosion/burns
-Eye damage
-Corrosive to metals
What is corrosion?
What is a key feature of containers designed for shapes waste?
They can be opened easily
They are made of clear glass
they are puncture-resistant
they are soft and flexible
they are puncture-resistant
Repeated exposure causes
Chronic chemical toxicity
In most states, this kind of waste is disposed of as general waste; however, it may be considered and defined as regulated or infectious waste.
What is Contaminated Waste?
Dental offices generate 2 separate types of waste from x-ray processing solutions which are ____.
What are radiographic fixers and radiographic developers?
- Self-Heating
- Emits flammable gas
- Self-Reactives
- Flammables
- Pyrophorics
-organic peroxides
What are flames ?
A dental assistant is unsure how to dispose of a new type of bonding agent. what resources should they consult first?
Their co-workers opinion
The material Safety Data Sheet
A general internet search
The office cleaning schedule
The material data sheet
How do you control chemical spins?
eyewash units, ventilation, general precautions for storing chemicals
Pathogens must be strong enough and must be present in sufficient numbers for?
What is Waste to be Infectious?
a radiographic fixer is considered a hazardous waste because of _____.
What is high silver content?
- Carcinogen
- Mutagenicity
- Reproductive toxicity
- Respiratory Sensitizer
- Target organ toxicity
- Aspiration toxicity
What is Health Hazard?
Which action is the most effective for safely disposing of infectious waste?
Washing it down the sink
leaving is uncovered overnight
sealing it in a red biohazard bag
placing it in regular trash can
sealing is in red biohazard bag
What are the general precautions for storing chemicals?
follow manufactures instructions, avoid exposure to light, check expiration date and rotate inventory
Soft tissues and extracted teeth are examples of what?
Pathologic Waste.
Lead foil is exempt from regulation as a hazardous waste when recycled as a scrap metal but it must be recycled through a ____.
What is a licensed recovery facility?