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: 1. Explain the importance of each individual assuming some responsibility for complying with safety rules regulations 2. Discuss aspects of laboratory safety management such as the appointment of a laboratory safety officer, a safety committee and incident review committee and how these entities continuously formulate procedures, train staff, analyze incidents and reformulate procedures as necessary 3. Explain the role of the following governmental bodies/regulations in laboratory safety: a. US occupational safety and health administration (OSHA), describing the requirements for employers under the general duty clause and with regard to the following OSHA standards in advisories: i. Hazard communication standard (right to know) ii. Hazardous chemicals in laboratories standard iii. Blood-borne pathogens standard (including changes mandated by needlestick safety and prevention act) iv. Formaldehyde standard v. Personal protective equipment standard vi. Control of hazardous energy standard (lock out/tag out) vii. Ergonomics advisories viii. Tuberculosis advisories b. US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)/resource recovery and conservation act (RRCA) c. US nuclear regulatory commission (NRC) d. US Department of Transportation (DOT)/US Postal Service e. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/national Institute for occupational safety and health (NIOSH)/mashed National Institutes of Health (NIH) f. US department of homeland security (DHS) 4. Discuss fire hazards with respect to: a. The fire quadrahedron b. b. classes of fires, including examples of each class c. c. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) graphic symbols for each class d. d. precautions for each class and fire prevention in general e. e. appropriate means to extinguish each class f. f. education and training g. g. lab design and design of optimal evacuation routes h. h. fire safety equipment, specifically the i. correct use of: i. i. fire alarms
ii. sand buckets iii. fire extinguishers, including the PASS acronym iv. fire hoses v. fire blankets vi. Respirators evacuation and emergency plans in cases of fire, including the RACE acronym
EXERCISE 1: 1. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING IN EMPLOYEE SHOULD DO IF HE OR SHE FINDS AN UNSAFE WORKING CONDITION? a. Report it to your supervisor 2. HOW DOES OSHA GOVERN THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF EMPLOYEES? a. Sets minimum standards for performing hazardous jobs b. Issue citations to employers who do not comply with standards c. Inspects laboratories to ensure that they need safety standards 3. MATCH THE OSHA STANDARD BELOW TO ITS MAJOR PROVISIONS. CHOOSE 2 CORRECT ANSWERS PER ITEM: a. HAZARD COMMUNICATION i. right to know ii. MSDSs b. HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS IN LABORATORIES i. Chemical hygiene plan ii. Environmental chemical monitoring c. BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS i. Hepatitis B vaccine ii. Exposure control plan 4. WHEN LIFTING HEAVY OBJECTS YOU SHOULD: a. Bend at the knees 5. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CORRECTLY DESCRIBES THE CORRECT WAY TO USE THE COMPUTER? a. Maintain your arm at a 90 angle with your wrist straight and supported 6. YOUR LABORATORY HAS ADDED A NEW TEST WHICH REQUIRES THE USE OF THE NEW CHEMICAL. BEFORE YOU CAN DISPOSE OF THIS CHEMICAL, YOU MUST CHECK: a. EPA regulations b. State and local regulations c. The MSDS for the chemical d. The facilitys chemical hygiene plan 7. THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON TO ANALYZE ACCIDENTS AND NEAR-MISSES IS TO: a. Prevent the accident from happening again
8. MATCH THE ENTITY BELOW TO ITS FUNCTION AND SETTING STANDARDS FOR LABORATORIES. a. CDC = handling biohazards b. NRC = licensure for handling radioactive materials c. DOT/US POSTAL SERVICE = regulates shipping of hazardous materials d. CLIA 88 = clinical laboratory licensure e. EPA = waste disposal f. NIH/NIOSH = research on occupational injury g. NFPA = fire prevention information h. CAP/JOINT COMMISSION = voluntary accrediting bodies i. LIST THE ENTITIES ABOVE WHICH HAVE LEGAL ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OVER LABORATORIES: i. NRC, DOT, USPS, CLIA 88, EPA j. LIST THE ENTITIES ABOVE WITH WHICH LABORATORIES COMPLY ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS: i. CDC, NIH, NFPA, CAP, the joint commission 9. YOU MUST MAIL A SERUM SPECIMEN FROM A HEALTHY ADULT TO A LABORATORY FOR CHOLESTEROL TESTING. WHAT WILL YOU DO? a. You will put the specimen into sealed primary and secondary containers b. You will add enough absorbent material to completely soak up the full volume of the specimen c. You will clearly label the outside carton with the appropriate cautionary symbols and messages EXERCISE 2: 1. MATCHING. CHOOSE TO CORRECT ANSWERS PER ITEM. a. CLASS A FIRES i. Ordinary combustibles ii. Only type of fire on which water is acceptable b. CLASS B FIRES i. Putting out with water may spread fire ii. Flammable liquids c. CLASS C FIRES i. Electrical ii. Putting out with water may cause electric shock d. CLASS D FIRES i. Reactive/combustible metals ii. Put out with sand or special powder agent only e. CLASS E FIRES i. Let it burn and protect adjacent structures ii. Uncontrollable 2. WHAT IS THE FIRST STEP IN USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER? a. Verifying that the extinguisher is appropriate for the class of fire on which it is about to be used
3. CARE MUST BE TAKEN TO AVOID TOUCHING THE DISCHARGE HORN OF A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BECAUSE THE HORNS OF _____________ EXTINGUISHERS GET PARTICULARLY COLD. a. CO2 4. IF A FIRE IS SMALL ENOUGH TO BE HANDLED BY THE LABORATORY PERSONNEL, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO: a. None of the above; a fire is to be taken seriously no matter how small 5. ALL THE FOLLOWING ARE NECESSARY TO DO WHEN EVACUATING AN AREA WITH A FIRE EXCEPT: a. Carry out your replaceable items 6. THE FIRST PRIORITY IN ANY FIRE PLAN IS: a. Ensuring the evacuation and safety of all endangered people 7. THE SAFEST INSTITUTIONS HAVE: a. Detailed personnel training and frequent fire drills 8. BECAUSE OF THE INSTRUMENTATION AND CHEMICALS IN MANY LABORATORIES, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY USED IN EVERY LABORATORY AREA? a. A sprinkler system 9. MATCHING. a. CLASS A FIRE = ordinary combustibles (b) b. CLASS B FIRE = flammable liquids (c) c. CLASS C FIRE = electrical equipment (a) 10. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS IN A FIRE IS CORRECT? a. Victim is on 5th floor, East wing. Fire is on 4th floor, East wing. Victim goes to 5th floor, west wing and then takes the stairs to exit the building 11. ON WHICH FIRE BELOW CAN AND EXTINGUISHER BE USED? a. Computer on fire 12. GIVEN THE DATA BELOW, WHICH SOLVENT IS MOST HAZARDOUS? = Solvent A