Safety
Name one common trip hazard in a lab animal hallway.
Hoses
Power Cords
Wet Floors
Where is your nearest evacuation route located?
(Answers vary).
Where do you find it? In your individual emergency plan.
You finished your tasks for the day, and marked them off on Jolt. However, it is still not showing up as complete on your list, or you see that other lists are not complete for the day. What do you do?
Contact your facility manager!
Can you reuse a sharps container?
No
Name two things that are prohibited from bringing into an animal holding room.
Food
Drink
What is the first thing you should do if an animal escapes?
Notify your supervisor. Close off the area if possible, and warn others not to enter the area. Based on the type of animal escape, the supervisor will advise, or the PRT will be called.
You wake up on Saturday morning, it’s your day for husbandry, and the roads are slick and hazardous. What do you do?
•Know the limitations of your car and leave early with appropriate time to get to work.
• How are your tires? Do you have a cell phone charger? Extra blankets and water in your car?
•Be sure to text the on-call manager to let them know when you are leaving for work, and when you arrive at work to check in (during hazardous conditions).
What is the proper way to recap a needle?
You don't!
What is a major respiratory hazard unique to lab animal facilities?
Animal dander/allergens
True of False: The OUHSC emergency plan states that elevators are considered safe exits during a fire evacuation in all buildings.
FALSE
You arrive at work on a weekend, and you find an animal that needs care. Who do you do?
Write a report, take a picture, upload picture into clinical reports channel, and send a sick report email.
In an animal facility, what is the most common cause of a sharps container becoming unsafe?
Needles sticking out because staff did not close the lid or overfilled.
What must you always check before using disinfectant on surfaces?
The contact/dwell time.
The fire alarm sounds, but you don't see danger, what should you do?
A) Ignore it
B) Wait for instructions
C) Evacuate Immediately
D) Call 911
Evacuate immediately!
You arrive at work and the power goes down, what do you do?
All areas are on generator power, wait a moment for the generator to kick in. After power resumes check on the rack blowers and room conditions.
What should be done if a needle sticks out of the sharps container opening?
A) Push it back down
B) Leave it
C) Try to remove it
D) Report it and replace container
D) Report it and replace container
What is the safest way to move a fully loaded rack of cages?
Push, don't pull.
Where is the location of our Emergency Communication Center at OUHSC?
Basement of O'don Building
You are in a department vehicle with animals inside. While crossing an intersection, you are involved in a small accident, what do you do?
Call OUHSC Police. 271-4911
Follow / fill out the form found in the glove box of each vehicle.
When is a sharps container full?
When it is 2/3 full or reaches the "full" line.