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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA)

Was created as part of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to regulate and enforce safety and health standards to protect employees in the workplace

Sanitizing

A chemical process for reducing the number of disease causing germs on cleaned surfaces to a safe level

Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

Known as (material safety Data Sheet) for all chemical products manufactured and sold

Disinfectants

Are a chemical products that destroy most bacteria (excluding spores) fungi, and viruses, on surfaces

Hospital disinfectants

Are designated by the EPA as being effective enough to be used in a hospital setting

Nonporous

Means that an item is made or constructed of a material that has no pores or openings and cannot absorbs liquid

Disease

An abnormal condition of all or part of

Tuberculocial disinfectants

Are prove to kill the bacteria that cause tuberculosis in addition to the pathogens destroyed through uses of hospital disinfectants

Infection

The invasion of body tissues by disease-causing pathogens

Infection disease

Cussed by pathogenic (harmful) organisms that enter the body

Clean

Is a mechanical process (scrubbing) using soap and water or detergent and water to remove all visible debris, and many disease- causing germs from tools, implements, and equipment

Disinfecting

Is a chemical process that destroys most, but no necessarily all harmful organisms on environmental surfaces.

Bacteria

Are one-celled microorganisms that have both plant and animal characteristics

Microorganisms

I’d any organism of microscopic or submicroscopic size

Nonpathogenic

They are harmless organisms that may perform useful functions

Pathogenic

Bacteria are harmful organisms that can cause disease or infection in humans when they invade the body

Cocci

Round-shaped bacteria that appear singly (alone) or in groups

Staphylococci

Are pus forming bacteria that grow in clusters like bunches of grapes

• abscesses

• Pustules

• Boils

  Some may not cause infections in healthy humans, and others may be deadly

Streptococci

Pus-forming bacteria arranged in curved lines resembling a string of beads. They cause infections such as strep throat and blood poisoning

Diplococci

Are spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and cause diseases such as pneumonia

Bacilli

Shaped bacteria. They are the most common bacteria and produce diseases such as

• tetanus (lockjaw)

• Typhoid fever

• Tuberculosis

• Diphtheria

Spirilla

Spiral or corkscrew shaped bacteria. They are subdivided in to subgroups, such as syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease (STD), and Lyme disease

Sterilization

Is the process that destroys all microbial life, can be incorporated by it very really mandated

Decontamination

The removal of blood and all other potentially infectious materials on items surfaces, and the removal of visible debris or residue such as dust, hair, and skin

Efficacy

The ability to produce an effect. Means the effectiveness with which a disinfecting solution kills microorganisms and hen used according to the label instructions.

Quaternary ammonium compounds

Known as what’s, are disinfectants that are very effective when used properly in the salon

Phenolic disinfectants

Are powerful disinfectants, known as tubercolocidal. They are a form of formaldehyde, have a very high ph, and can damage the skin and eyes.

Porous

Items made or constructed of a material that has pores or openings and cannot be properly cleaned so that’s visible residue is removed

Chelating soaps

Knows as chelating detergent, work to break down stubborn films and remove the residue of pedicure products such as scrubs, salts, and masks

Antiseptics

Chemical germicides formulated for use on skin and are registered and regulated by the food and drug administration (FDA)

Standard precautions

Guidelines published by the centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) that require the employer and employee to assume that all human blood and body fluids are potentially infectious

Asymptomatic

In most instances, clients who are infected with the hepatitis B viruses or other blood pathogens. Show no symptoms or signs of infections

Exposure incident

Is a contact with no intact (broken) skin, blood, body fluid, or other potentially infectious material that is the results of the performance of an employees duties

Anatomy

The study of the human body structures that can be seen with the naked eye and how the body sorts are organized; it is the science of the structure of organisms or of their parts

Physiology

The study of the functions and activities performed by the body’s structures

Ribs

Twelve pairs of bones forming the wall of the thorax

Scapula

Known as shoulder blade. Large, flat, triangular bone of the shoulder. There are two scapulas

Sternum

known as breastbone. Flat bone that forms the ventral (front) support of the ribs

Clavicle

Known as collarbone. Bone thqt joins the sternum and scapula

Humerus

Uppermost and largest bone in the arm extending from the elbow to the shoulder

ulna

Inner and large bone in the forearm (lower arm), attached to the worst and located on the side of the little finger

Radius

Smaller bone in the forearm (inner arm) on the same side as the thumb.

Carpus

Known as wrist. Flexible joint composed of a group of eight small, irregular bones (carpals) held together by ligaments

Metacurpus

Bones of the palm of the hand; parts of the hand containing five bones between the carpus and phalanges

Phalanges

Also known as digits. Bones of the fingers or toes. There are three phalanges in each finger and two in the thumbs

Fémur

Heavy, long bone that forms the leg above the knee

Tibia

Larger of the two bones that form the leg below the bone. The tibia may be visualized as a bump on the little-toe side of the ankle

Tibula

Smaller of the two bones that form the legs below the knee. The tibula may be visualized as a bump on the little-toe side of the ankle.

Patella

Known as accessory bone or kneecap. Forms the kneecap joints

Nervous system

An exceptionally well-organized body system, composed of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves, that is responsible for controlling and coordinating all other systems of the body and makes them work.

Neurology

Scientific study of the structure, function, and. Pathology of the nervous system

central nervous system (ENS)

Consists of the brain, spinal cord, spinal nerves, and cranial nerves.

Peripheral nervous system (PNS)

A system of nerves that connects the peripheral (outer) parts of the body to the central nervous system

autonomic nervous system (ANS)

The part of the nervous system that connects the involuntary muscles

Integumentary system

Consists of the skin and its accessory organs, such as the oils and sweat glands, sensory receptors, hair, and nails