Health & Safety in Vet Hospitals Flashcards
(59 cards)
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires employees to do what 5 things?
- Read the OSHA poster
- Comply with all applicable standards
- Wear or use prescribed PPE while working
- Report hazardous conditions to your supervisor
- Report any job-related injury or illness to the proper person and seek treatment promptly
Explain your employers rights and responsibilities regarding workplace safety (there are 7)
- Set rules and requirements for their staff as they deem appropriate
- Given a reasonable amount of time to correct safety-related problems
- Be present if and when an OSHA inspection takes place
- Work to identify and control hazards present in the workplace
- Provide appropriate safety-focused training to employees
- Establish safety-related rules
- Establish emergency procedures
a collection of hospital safety-related policies and procedures
Hospital Safety Manual
Describe some things to safely use anesthesia machines
- Check machines for leaks before EACH use
- Rooms used for masked or tank induction should have good ventilation
- Leave animal attached to machine in order to breathe oxygen when waking up from inhalant anesthesia
- Do not let vaporizer spill or overflow
- Pregnant women should not work around these gases
When should you not use surge protectors?
With equipment that may present a fire risk:
1. Autoclaves
2. Portable heaters
3. Coffee pots
Explain how to use a fire extinguisher
P - Pull the pin
A - Aim low at the base of the fire
S - Squeeze the handle
S - Sweep from side to side at the base of the fire
the law that states you must be informed of all chemicals you might be exposed to while doing your job
Right to Know Law
a document prepared by an employer that informs employees of warnings, training, and safe use procedures for hazardous chemicals in the workplace
Hazardous Materials Plan
Warning Labels must contain what 6 things?
- Product Identifier
- Signal Word
- Hazard Statements
- Precautionary Statements
- Pictogram
- Chemical manufacturer information
the part of a warning label that contains the product name or the name of the hazardous chemical as an ingredient of the product
Product Identifier
the part of a warning label used to indicate the relative level of severity of the hazard and alert the reader to a potential hazard
Signal Word
signal word used for more severe hazards
Danger
signal word used for less severe hazards
Warning
the part of a warning label that describes the nature of the hazards of a chemical, including the degree of the hazard
Hazard Statements
the part of a warning label that describes recommended measures that should be taken to minimize or prevent adverse effects resulting from exposure to the hazardous chemical or improper storage or handling
Precautionary Statements
graphic symbols used to communicate specific information about the hazards of a chemical
Pictogram
a document that contains extensive safety information for a chemical, including precautions, instructions, and first-aid information
Safety Data Sheet
SDS
Safety Data Sheet
a chemical often used for sterilization in hospitals
Ethylene Oxide (EtO)
EtO
Ethylene Oxide
a chemical often used to tissue biopsy sample preservation, diagnostic tests, and sterilization
Formalin
a chemical used to “cold sterilize” instruments without the use of an autoclave
Glutaraldehyde
What is the most common injury in a vet clinic?
Animal-related injury
diseases that can pass from animals to humans
Zoonotic Diseases
