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Exam 6 Vocab Flashcards

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These levels are extablished to ensure adequate protection of employees at exposures below the OSHA limits, but to minimize the compliance burdens for employers whose employees have exposures below the 8 hour permissible exposure limits (PEL). For HCHO, this is .5 ppm. Exposure limit usually one half of the OSHA legal limit for a regulated substance

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Action Level

Al-Exposure Limits

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To disperse as an aerosol; minute particles of blood and water become atomized and suspended in air when water under pressure meets the blood drainage or when flushing an uncovered flush sink

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Aerosolization

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An abnormally excessive amount of albumin in the urine

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Albuminuria

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A material which can trigger an allergic reaction

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Allergen

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Uneven heartbeat

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Arrhythmia

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Freedom from infection and from any form of life; sterility

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Asepsis

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A material which can cause suffocation

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Asphyxiant

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Apparatus used for sterilization by steam pressure, usually at 250F/121C for a specific time

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Autoclave

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Biological agent or condition that constitutes a hazard to humans

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Biohazard

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A carcinogen potentially produced when formaldehyde and sodium hypochlorite come into contact with each other. Normally occurs only in a controlled laboratory setting and requires a catalyst

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Bischloromethyl Ether

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OSHA regulation regulating the employee’s exposure to blood and other body fluids.

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Bloodborne Pathogen Rule

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Human blood, human blood components, and products made from human blood

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Blood

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Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include but are not limited to Hep B, HIV

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Bloodborne Pathogens

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Laundry which has been soiled with blood r other potentially infectious materials or may contain sharps

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Contaminated Laundry

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Any contaminated object that can penetrate the skin including, but not limited to, needles, scalpels, broken glass, and exposed ends of wires

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Contaminated Sharps

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Piercing mucous membranes or the skin barrier through such events as needlesticks, human bits, cuts, and abrasions

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Parenteral

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A cancer causing chemical or material

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Carcinogen

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A major agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, with headquarters in Atlanta, GA, concerned with all phases of control of communicable, vectorborne, and occupational diseases

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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The application of chemical reagents in the treatment of diseases in humans, causing an elevated preservation demand

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Chemotherapy

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Disease that may be transmitted either directly or indirectly between individuals by an infectious agent

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Communicable Disease

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Irritation of the conjunctival lining of the eye, leading to swelling and redness

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Conjunctivitis

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Disease that may be transmitted between individuals, with reference to the organism that causes a disease

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Contagious Disease

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The presence or the reasonably anticipated presence of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item or surface

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Contaminated

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Causing visible destruction of living tissue at point of contact

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Corrosive

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A disease of the CNS with unknown etiology, assumed to be a slow virus; because of unknown etiology, care givers using invasive procedure use extreme caution

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

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General inflammation of the skin

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Dermatitis

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Any deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of a body part, organ, or system

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Disease

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OSHA required safety device for a release of a copious amount of water in a short time

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Drench Shower

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Difficult or painful breathing

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Dyspnea

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A disease of the skin characterized by itching, redness and scaling

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Eczema

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A swelling of tissue due to the collection of fluids

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Edema

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Nosebleed

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Epistaxis

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Procedures that isolate or remove the bloodborne pathogen hazard from the workplace such as sharps disposal container, self-sheating needles

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Engineering Controls

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A governmental agency with environmental protection regulatory and enforcement authority

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Environmental Protection Agency

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Is found in products as either the tetrasodium or disodium salt. They react chemically to bind calcium which inhibits the blood clotting mechanism. It is a skin irritant, causing dryness and cracking

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Ethylenediamine Tetracetic Acid (EDTA)

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36
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A specific eye, mouth, other mucous membrane, non-intact skin or parenteral, contract with blood or OPIM that results from the performance of an employee’s duties

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Exposure Incident

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37
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OSHA required emergency safety device providing a steady stream of water for flushing the eye

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Eyewash Station

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OSHA regulation limiting the amount of occupation exposure to formaldehyde gas. Went into effect in May of 1988

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Formaldehyde Rule

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An agent, usually chemical, applied either to inanimate objects/surfaces or to living tissues to destroy disease-causing microbial agents, but usually not bacterial spores

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Germicide

40
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OSHA regulation that deals with identifying and limiting exposure to occupational hazards

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Hazard Communication Standard/Rule

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An agent or material exposing one to risk

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Hazardous Material

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Inflammation of the liver; may be caused by a variety of agents, including viral infections, bacterial invasion, and physical or chemical agents. It is usually accompanied by fever, jaundice, and an enlarged liver

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Hepatitis

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A severe infectious bloodborne virus

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Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)

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An inflammatory skin disease marked by small vesicles in clusters, usually restricted to diseases caused by Herpes virus

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Herpes

45
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Having a relatively low lethal dose

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Highly Toxic

46
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A 5 percent sodium hypochlorite solution; twelve ounces of household bleach with 116 ounces of water yields one gallon of a 10% household bleach solution (5,000 ppm sodium hypochlorite)

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Household Bleach

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A type of retrovirus that causes acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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Disease caused by the growth of a pathogenic microorganism in the body

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Infectious Disease

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Not corrosive, but causing a reversible inflammatory effect at the point of contact

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Irritant

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Molecules of a compound in which the atoms have a slightly different configuration

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Isomers

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Wound characterized by irregular tearing of tissue

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Laceration

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A sever often fatal bacterial disease characterized by pneumonia, dry cough, and sometimes GI symptoms

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Legionnaies Disease

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Any change in structure produced during the course of a disease or injury

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Lesion

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This must accompany a hazardous product; a requirement of the Department of Labor and OSHA under the Hazard Communication Standard

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Material Safety Data Sheet

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A material which can cause inheritable genetic changes in offspring

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Mutagen

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Unconsciousness produced by a drug, usually narcotics, and certain toxic chemicals

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Narcosis

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A CNS depressant which can cause symptoms including headache, lightheadedness, dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue In high concentrations, stupor and unconsciousness can occur

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Narcotic

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A material capable of causing an abnormal growth of tissue

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Neoplastic Agent

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Metabolic by-products that contain nitrogen, such as urea and uric acid.. These compounds have a high affinity for formaldehyde and tend to neutralize embalming chemicals

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Nitrogenous Waste

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An involuntary, rapid movement of the eyeball, usually from side to side

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Nystagmus

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Reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or OPIM that may result form the performance of a worker’s duties

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Occupational Exposure

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A Governmental Agency with the responsibility for regulation and enforcement of safety and health matters for most US employees; an individual State OSHA agency may supersede the US Department of Labor OSHA regulations

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

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It requires employers to provide employees with information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work place at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new hazard is introduced into their work area

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OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration Act of 1986

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In contaminated air, the parts of vapor or gas per million parts of air by volume; in solution the parts of chemical per million parts of solution

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Parts Per Million (ppm)

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Weakness in the extremities due to damage or degeneration of the peripheral nerves

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Peripheralneuropathy

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The maximum legal limits established by OSHA for regulated substances. These are based on employee exposure that are time-weighted over an 8 hour work shift. When these limits are exceeded, employers must take proper steps to reduce employee exposure. For HCHO, this is .75 ppm

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Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)

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Those items of protections worn to minimize exposure to hazards; those items worn by the embalmer to avoid contact with blood and other body fluids. Specialized clothing or equipment worn by an employee for protection against a hazard

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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

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Drugs or medicines

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Pharmaceutical Agents

69
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Extreme sensitivity to light

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Photophobia

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Lung disease characterized by fibrosis (scarring) caused by inhalation of dusts, i.e., silica, asbestos

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Pneumoconiosis

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Causing an allergic reaction after repeated exposure

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Sensitizer

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Hypodermic needles, suture needles, injector needles, scalpel blades, razor blades, pins and other items sharp enough to cause percutaneous injury, penetration of unbroken skin; may include other items normally not disposed of following use such as scissors, teeth, nails, and ribs

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Sharps

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OSHA required receptacle for proper disposal of sharps

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Sharps container

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Legal limits established by OSHA to which workers can be exposed continuously for a short period of time without damage or injury Exposure should not be for more than 15 minutes and not repeated more than 4 times per work day

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Short Term Exposure Limit (STEL)

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An unstable salt usually produced in an aqueous solution and used as a bleaching and disinfecting agent

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Sodium Hypochlorite

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Oven or appliance for sterilizing; an autoclave that disinfects by steam under pressure at temperatures above 100 degrees C

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Sterilizers

77
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Process that renders a substance free of all microorganisms

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Sterilization

78
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Effect occurring at sites remote from the route of entry

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Systemic

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Chemicals which will affect adversely certain organs

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Target Organ Effects

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An agent which can cause non-inheritable mutations in offspring

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Teratogen

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An evaluation of exposures that are time-weighted over an established period. It allows the exposure levels to be averaged generally over an 8 hour time period

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Time Weighted Average

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A buzzing or ringing in the ears

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Tinnitus

83
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Disinfection of the surface of the body or an object

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Topical Disinfection

84
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Having a higher lethal dose as compared to highly toxic

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Toxic

85
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Capable of inducing growth of a tumor

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Tumorigenic

86
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An approach to infection control. According to the concept of Universal Precautions, all human blood and certain human body fluids are treated as if known to be infectious for HIV, HBV, and other bloodborne pathogens

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Universal Precautions

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Apparatus that prevents the back-siphoning of contaminated liquids into potable water supply lines or plumbing cross-connections within the preparation room

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Vacuum Breaker

88
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Dizziness characterized by a sensation of whirling movement

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Vertigo

89
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Inflammation of the liver caused by a virus (possibly as many as seven in number) capable of causing acute or chronic hepatitis illness. The transmission can be oral-fecal, parenteral, or sexual

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Viral Hepatitis

90
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Controls that reduce the likelihood of exposure by altering the manner in which a task is performed; prohibiting recapping of needles, and not allowing blood splatter or aerosolization of blood while drainage during the embalming process

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Work Practice Control

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