Agencies & Regulations
This agency regulates disinfectants sold and used in the United States.
What is the EPA?
These destroy most bacteria, fungi, and viruses on surfaces.
What are disinfectants?
These are single-celled microorganisms with both plant and animal characteristics.
What are bacteria?
Single-celled organisms that have characteristics of both plants and animals are called this.
What are bacteria?
Quaternary ammonium compounds (quats) usually disinfect implements in this many minutes.
What is 10 minutes?
These establish specific standards of conduct and can be changed or updated frequently.
What are rules?
This process destroys all microbial life, including spores.
What is sterilization?
This type of microorganism can only replicate by invading a host cell.
What is a virus?
Colonies of microorganisms that adhere to environmental surfaces are called this.
What are biofilms?
Products without this word on the label are merely cleaners.
What is disinfectant?
Unlike the EPA, this agency focuses on workplace safety and employee protection rather than regulating disinfectants.
What is OSHA?
The time a disinfectant must remain visibly wet to be effective is called this.
What is contact time?
This type of infection spreads throughout the body rather than staying localized.
What is a systemic infection?
Organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or in another organism are known as this
What are parasites?
It is acceptable to allow _____to contact the skin.
a. quats
b. isopropyl alcohol
c. phenols
d. bleach
What is isopropyl alcohol?
This document must be supplied for all chemical products manufactured and sold and provides detailed safety information.
What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
This machine is used for effective sterilization
What is an autoclave?
This bloodborne virus can live on surfaces outside the body for long periods.
What is hepatitis B?
Pathogenic bacteria may produce this.
What is disease?
_____are a form of formaldehyde, have a very high pH, and can damage the skin and eyes.
a. Phenolic disinfectants
b. Quats
c. Mycobacteria
d. Alcohols
What are phenolic disinfectants?
This organization sets guidelines for cleaning, disinfecting, and infection control practices in healthcare and salon environments, though it does not regulate products.
What is the CDC?
Disinfection is not effective against these types of pathogens ( harmful) and requires sterilization to be destroyed.
What are bacterial spores?
This bloodborne virus is primarily spread through sharing needles by intravenous drug users.
What is HIV?
This condition or symptom is characterized by redness, heat, and pain as the body reacts to injury or infection.
What is inflammation?
These guidelines require employers and employees to assume all human blood and body fluids are potentially infectious.
What are standard precautions?