Review Topic:Laboratory Safety

Answer the question then go to

the next slide for the answer

Question: safety

1. Define the term ‘blood borne pathogen’

2. Provide an example of a blood borne

pathogen

Answer

1. A ‘blood borne pathogen’ is a substance that is capable of transmitting disease through the blood stream or other body fluid

2. Examples of blood borne pathogens include: HIV, hepatitis virus

Question: safety

Name a disinfectant often used in the

clinical laboratory

Answer

Disinfectants often used in the

clinical laboratory include

10% bleach solution

phenolic disinfectant

Question: safety

What laboratory safety policy is in place to

prevent the exposure and spread of a

potentially infectious agent to personnel?

Answer

What laboratory safety policy is in place to

prevent the exposure and spread of a

potentially infectious agent to personnel?

Standard precautions

Question: safety

1. What does the acronym ‘RACE’ stand

for?

2. When is this acronym used?

Answer 1. R: rescue anyone in danger

A: activate the alarm, alert people of danger

C: confine the fire by closing doors and windows

E: extinguish the fire or exit to safety

2. Used as an aid for remembering the proper procedure to follow when responding to a fire

Question: safety

True or False

Proper hand-washing requires the use of

soap and water with friction for 15 minutes

Answer

False

Proper hand-washing requires the use of

soap and water with friction for 15 seconds

Question: safety

Name three items that are considered to be PPE

Answer

PPE items include

lab coat

gloves

eye goggles

face mask or shield

close-toed shoes

Question: safety

Your co-worker just splashed reagent into their eye.

1. How long should the eye be flushed?

2. What should you use to flush the eye?

3. List three things that should be done as follow up to this incident

Answer

Your co-worker just splashed reagent into their eye.

1. The eye should be flushed with water for 15 minutes

2. Flush the eye using the eye wash

3. Notify your supervisor, complete an incident report form, seek medical care

Question: safety

Define ‘biological hazard’

Answer

A ‘biological hazard’ is any material or

entity that is contaminated with biological

material that is potentially capable of

transmitting disease

Question: safety

What does ‘PPE’ stand for?

Answer

Personal protective equipment

Question: safety

What is the one thing, (maybe even

considered the most important thing),

you can do to prevent the spread of

disease?

Answer

What is the one thing, (maybe even

considered the most important thing),

you can do to prevent the spread of

disease?

HANDWASHING

Question: safety

1. What does the acronym ‘PASS’ stand

for?

2. When is this acronym used?

Answer

1. P: pull the safety pinA: aim the nozzle at the base of the fireS: squeeze the handles togetherS: sweep the contents towards and

around the base of the fire

2. Used as an aid for remembering how touse a fire extinguisher

Question: safety

Define ‘decontamination’

Answer

‘Decontamination’ is a process used to

remove a potential biological hazard from an

area such as a countertop

Question: safety

I am a division of the US Department ofLabor that is responsible for definingpotential safety and health hazards in theworkplace, establish guidelines to safeguardemployees from these hazards and monitorcompliance with safety guidelines.

Who am I?

Answer

I am a division of the US Department ofLabor that is responsible for definingpotential safety and health hazards in theworkplace, establish guidelines to safeguardemployees from these hazards and monitorcompliance with safety guidelines.

Who am I? OSHA

Question: safety

What does ‘OSHA’ stand for?

Answer

What does ‘OSHA’ stand for?

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Question: safety

Explain what is meant by the term

‘standard precautions’

Answer

‘Standard precautions’ means that we

handle all body substances as potentially

infectious.

This means we must follow all safety

guidelines and wear appropriate PPE at all

times when handling any patient test sample