CLASSWORK - Ch. 14 Promotional of Safety - Key TERMS
Body Mechanics
Body Mechanics: The way in which the body moves and maintains balance while making the most efficient use of all its parts.
Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
Bloodborne Pathogen Standard: A specific OSHA safety standard that addresses the protection of health care providers from diseases spread through blood and body fluids.
Class B
Class B
Flammable liquids (gasoline, oil, paint, grease)
To maintain a broad base of support, your feet should be kept this many inches apart.
What is 8 to 10 inches?
According to Section 4 of the SDS, this is the first step you should take if someone inhales mercury vapors.
What is remove them to fresh air (and keep at rest)?
Base of Support
Base of Support: Keeping the feet 8–10 inches apart, placing one foot slightly forward, balancing weight on both feet, and pointing the toes in the direction of movement to provide better stability.
Environmental Safety
Environmental Safety: (Inferred from context of preventing accidents/injuries) The practice of maintaining a clinical or laboratory area to prevent hazards like electrical risks (tucked cords) and ensuring equipment is used correctly.
Class C
Class C
Electrical fires (fuse boxes, appliances, wiring)
When picking up a heavy object from the floor, you should bend from these two body parts rather than the waist.
What are the hips and knees?
Section 11 of the Safety Data Sheet provides this specific type of information, which identifies the health effects of exposure
What is Toxicology Information?
OSHA
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration): A division of the Department of Labor that establishes and enforces safety standards for the workplace.
Radiation Exposure
Radiation Exposure: A safety hazard in healthcare environments that must be monitored and regulated to prevent injury to staff and patients (listed as a key term for the chapter).
Class D
Class D
Burning or combustible metals
These are considered the strongest muscles in the body and should be used for lifting instead of back muscles.
What are the shoulders, upper arms, hips, and thighs?
This is the chemical name for "Quick Silver" or "Liquid Silver" as listed in the Section 1 Identification of the sample SDS.
What is Mercury?
Safety Data sheet
Safety Data sheet (SDS): Formally known as MSDS, these documents provide 16 standard sections of information about hazardous products, including identification, first-aid measures, and handling/storage instructions.
The three things needed to start a fire are:
The three things needed to start a fire are:
Fuel (any material that will burn)
Heat (sparks, flames, or high temperatures)
Oxygen (present in the air)
Class K
Class K
Commercial cooking equipment (oils and fats in deep fat fryers)
This 16-section document must be provided by manufacturers for every hazardous chemical in a facility.
What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
This term refers to the science used to promote the safety and well-being of a person by adapting the environment and using techniques to prevent injury.
What is ergonomics?
Safety Standard
Safety Standard: Rules established and enforced by OSHA to ensure a safe environment; two main examples include the Hazard Communication Standard and the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard.
Class A
Class A
Ordinary combustibles (wood, paper, cloth, plastic)
RACE Acronym
RACE Acronym
R – Rescue anyone in immediate danger.
A – Activate the alarm.
C – Contain the fire (close doors and windows).
E – Extinguish the fire or Evacuate the area
Before giving the injection, Sylvia has the medication dose verified by this person to ensure accuracy.
What is another nurse?
When practicing correct posture, you should pull in these muscles and keep your shoulders relaxed and pulled back.
What are the stomach muscles?