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.