CC2- (1) LAB SAFETY AND REGULATIONS

Employee’s Responsibilities

know and comply with the established laboratory work safety methods

Employee’s Responsibilities

Have a positive attitude toward supervisors, coworkers, facilities, and safety training

Employee’s Responsibilities

Give promt notification of unsafe conditions or practices to the immediate supervisor and ensure that unsafe conditions and practices are corrected

Employee’s Responsibilities

engage in the conduct of safe work practices and use of PPE

Employer’s Responsibilities

established laboratory work methods and safety policies

Employee’s Responsibilities

provide supervision and guidance to employees

Employee’s Responsibilities

provide safety information, training, PPE, and medical surveillance to employees

Employee’s Responsibilities

provide and maintain equipment and laboratory facilities that are adequate for the tasks required

Occupational Safety and Health Act

their goal is to provide all employees with a safe work environment.

Occupational Safety and Health Act

authorized to conduct o-site-inspection to determine whether an employer is complying with the mandatory standards.

Public law 91-596

OSHA Act

RA11058

OSHA law Aug. 17, 2018

November 5, 1999

OSHA bloodborne Pathogen Compliance Directive, published in__

Bloodborne Pathogens

establishes the responsibilities of personal service forms to provide hepatitis B vacc, postexposure evaluation and follow-up and record keeping on their employees.

Universal Precaution

all human blood, tissue and most fluids are treated as if known to be infectious for HIV, HBV and other blood borne pathogens

Hazard Communication

aka OSHA HazCom Standard

Hazard Communication

intended to ensure that the hazards of all chemicals used in the workplace have been evaluated and that this hazard information is successfully transmitted to employers and their employees who use the substances.

Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals

aka “OSHA Lab Standard”

Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemical

requires the appointment of a chemical hygiene officer and the development of a chemical hygiene plan

Biological Hazard

health care setting as a source of potential pathogen

Susceptible

infected host in continuing infection cycle1

1mL

volume of bleach

9mL

volume of H2O

Ratio prep of diluted bleach

1:10

0.5

% Sodium Hypochlorite

10%

% Solution

Fume Hoods

used when chemical reagent may produce hazardous fume

Biologic Hood

remove particles that may infect the person working with the biologically infected specimen

Hand contact

primary method of infection transmission.