Chapter 12 Management of Hazardous Materials
False
A bodily fluid that does not contain blood is not considered an OPIM.
Type and brand of device involved in the incident, location of the incident, description of the incident
A sharps injury log must contain which of the following?
True
After the training of identification of hazardous chemicals, a certificate is issued to each employee or is placed in his or her personnel file to document training.
False
All dental Assisting students fall under OSHA guidelines because they are working in a dental office.
30 days
All employees must be trained in the identification of hazardous chemicals within ___________________ of employment.
MSDS
All the following are examples of the engineering and work practice control EXCEPT _____________________.
90 days
An employee blood test for HVB and HIV could be delayed for up to ________________.
Needle stick from a used needle
An example of a parent wrap exposure is _________________.
Employer
Any and all tests performed by the laboratory are the financial responsibility of the ____________________.
Using a broom and dustpan
Any broken glass should be cleaned up by _______________.
Placed in a plastic bag
Any laundry that is damp but not dripping must be ________________.
Alphabetized, indexed, and available to all employees
Assembled MSDSs should be ________________.
Placed in a red biohazard bag
Before being sent off site for cleaning, laundry must be __________________.
True
By revised direction from OSHA, the employer must document in the exposure control plan how they solicited input from employees and who was responsible for the solicitation.
True
Employers must require employees to use personal protective equipment (PPE) while at the work site.
True
Engineering and work practice controls are the physical and mechanical devices that employers provide to safeguard and protect employees at work.
Flammable liquid
Fire hazard
Harmful if inhaled
Health hazard
Duration of employment plus 30 years
How long must an employer maintain employee records on exposures and other medics records?
No forms, because the office has 8 employees
If an employer has eight employees and an exposure occurs, the employer is required to complete ______________.
In the employees confidential medical record
In the documentation of an exposure incident, the report must be placed __________________.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
MSDS stands for ________________.
Jet injection system, IV medication system, where a port is used instead of a needle
Needleless systems provide an alternative to needles. Which of the following refers to a needleless system?
Other potentially infectious material
OPIM stands for _________________
Goggles, gloves, mask
PPE
True
Protective clothing provided at the work site must be worn to prevent skin and clothes from contamination due to splash and/or splatter.
May be explosive if spark occurs
Reactivity
A one-handed scoop method and a needle guard
Replacing a cap on a needle should be done using __________________.
True
The National Fire Protection Association's color and number method is used to signify a warning to employees.
diamond
The chemical warning label is in which shape?
A heath hazard
The color blue on a warning label indicates _________________.
A fire hazard
The color red on a warning label indicates __________________.
PPE needed when using these chemical
The color white on a warning label indicates _________________.
Leakproof, puncture resistant, labeled, (red color)
The criteria for a sharps container include:
True
The employee is not required to give consent to be tested if an exposure incident occurs.
1991
The first publication of the OSHA Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Standard was passed in _________________.
True
The needle stick safety and prevention act that directs OSHA revised the bloodborne pathogen standard in 2001.
Employee training, infection Control, labeling, and disposal of biohazardous waste.
The scope of OSHA's standards includes:
Employee's illnesses
The sharps injury log must contain an employee record of incidences. Which of the following is NOT required be filed?
True
The source patient is not required to give consent to be test if an exposure incident occurs.
4
Which number signifies the greatest risk for each category in a chemical warning label?
Training required on initial employment, training required on annual basis, and training if there are new procedures
Which of the following are correct regarding OSHA information and training?
The employer
Who is the responsible for providing counseling, postexposure prophylaxis, evaluation of reported illnesses?
Hand washing following glove removal, no recapping of needles, no storage of food where OPIMs are stored
Work practice controls include which of the following?
Parenteral
______________ is a means of piercing mucous membranes or the skin barrier through such events as needlestick.