Safe Work Practices
What is Labeled Sharps Disposal Container
Usually seen in the form of an acronym; used to refer to an individuals appropriate safety gear.
What is Personal Protective Equipment?
First course of action when breaking glassware?
Max number of animals to handle at one time.
a pack of sterilized instruments that are opened but not used
Contaminated Equipment
Appropriate time to decontaminate spills.
What is immediately?
What are Leather Gloves?
What are Label Instructions?
Should be available for workers at all times in the event of work/lab injury?
What is a First Aid Kit?
lists the hazardous ingredients of a product, its physical and chemical characteristics encounter in a lab or work environment.
What is a Material Safety Data Sheet?
Most important safety guideline for needle injections because it prevents the spread of disease and cross contamination.
What is never reusing needles.
Protects from direct and indirect contamination in research or clinical settings.
What is Eye Protection?
Placed in locked location with clearly labeled container.
Immediately clean area, apply antiseptic, and pressure with bandage.
What is treating an animal bite?
Holding area sterilized to separate an animal to prevent the spread of disease.
What is Animal Quarantine?
Work place practice conducted regularly to prevents the spread of zoonotic diseases between animals?
What are clean animal cages?
Used when there is a danger of inhaling pathogens or small particles.
What is a Respirator?
Disposed of in the designated Labeled Disposal Container
What is the Broken Glass Disposal Container?
Main goal of proper animal handling practices.
What is Avoid Human and Animal Injury
Done at the beginning, end, and throughout of work shift or laboratory work.
What is Hand Washing?
The process of bacteria or other microorganisms unintentionally transferring from one substance or object to another, with harmful effect.
What is Cross Contamination?
Should never be washed alongside normal clothes.
What are contaminated lab/safety clothing?
Can lead to the contamination of laboratory equipment or spread of zoonotic diseases to humans.
Utilized for examinations and treatment to protect animal and handler.
Can be found in nitrile, rubber, or leather; material type depends on use.