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