mortuary regulations - exam 3

What year was the ADA created?

1990

What Govt. department does ADA fall under?

Department of Justice

Define disability

a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities.

#1 priority for ADA compliance

auxiliary aids

3 Compliance Measures

1. Written policies and procedures

2. Auxiliary aids

3. Barrier Removal

Readily achievable and examples

Not too expensive and not too difficult

examples - a ramp, moving a sink down

The Government Act protects the disabled

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Who do you complain to for ADA violations?

EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)

Number of employees to be covered for hiring the disabled?

15 employees

What are elevator standards?

3 stories or more, or if the floors are over 3,000 square feet

Use of Job Descriptions

They can't do the job because of their disability, or they don't have the correct qualifications

What is undue hardship?

action requiring significant difficulty or expense

What is an example of undue hardship?

Putting in an elevator or laying someone off

What are the two financial incentives?

A tax deduction of $15,000

A credit of $5,000

Funeral home-related auxiliary aids

Assisted listening device

Large Braille GPL

What is the penalty for the first offence?

$75,000

What is the penalty for continued offences?

$150,000

Ramp access conversion

For every inch of rise, you need a foot of run (32-inch-tall stairs require a 32-foot ramp)

What is an example of a reasonable accommodation for an employee?

Ramps and sitting down while doing an embalming

What is an example that is not reasonable?

Putting in an elevator when you only have 3 employees

A van that accessible just for one person

When would you not have to comply with ADA requirements (employees or customers)?

When it creates undue hardship

hiring practices relating to a recovering alcoholic

if they are the most qualified person and they attend an alcoholics anonymous meeting you need to let them

What is the standard for labeling biohazard waste?

red or red-ish orange bags and label

Where do you put the label if the bag is in a box?

on the box

What is the OSHA poster called?

Plain Language Poster

What are the 3 standards the Funeral Industry follows relating to OSHA?

Hazard Communications

Bloodborne Pathogens

Formaldehyde Standards

When are respirators required by the Formaldehyde Standards?

When the TWA or the STEL are out of bounds

When to monitor the levels of Formaldehyde?

When you make a change or the TWA or STEL is out of bounds every six months until it returns to normal?

What is the Action Level?

.5 - .75 is the Action Level

2 parts per million for the STEL

The Hazard Communication Standard is:

A right to know

General Types of controls used to protect bloodborne exposure

Work Practice

Engineering

What does OSHA stand for as a government entity?

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

What is meant by universal precautions?

Treating everything as if they are contaminated