LABORATORY MANAGEMENT Flashcards
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5 HIERARCHY OF CONTROLS (from most to least effective)
ELIMINATION
SUBSTITUTION
ENGINEERING CONTROLS
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS
PPE
Removes hazard at the source
Preferred solution to protect workers
because no exposure can occur
Elimination
using a safer alternative to the source of
the hazard
effective substitutes reduce the potential
for harmful effects and do not create new
risks
SUBSTITUTION
reduce or prevent hazards from coming
into contact with workers.
Can include modifying equipment or the
workspace, using protective barriers,
ventilation, and more.
Can cost more than administrative
controls or PPE. However, long-term
operating costs tend to be lower,
especially when protecting multiple
workers.
Engineering
Controls
Establish work practices that reduce the
duration, frequency, or intensity of
exposure to hazards.
Administrative
Controls
Equipment worn to minimize exposure to
hazards
PPE
Might seem to be less expensive than
other controls, but can be costly over
time.
PPE
Biological hazards are disease producing agents (pathogens) that can be transmitted to individuals through various routes of exposure (modes of transmission). Exposure to these hazards may result in acute or chronic health conditions.
BIOHAZARDS
5 COMMON MODES OF TRANSMISSION
- BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS
- FECAL-ORAL
- CONTACT
- SMALL PARTICLE AEROSOL (AIRBORNE)
- More than one mode: contact,
and/or droplet spray
EXAMPLES OF PATHOGENS: BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(HIV)
EXAMPLES OF PATHOGENS: FECAL-ORAL
Hepatitis A Virus (HAV)
Hepatitis E Virus (HEV)
MODE OF TRANSMISSION:
Herpes Simplex Viruses (HSV)
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Vancomycin Resistant
Enterococcus (VRE)
Methicillin Resistant
Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile)
CONTACT
EXAMPLES OF PATHOGENS: AIRBORNE
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
More than one mode: contact,
and/or droplet spray
Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2)
Herpes Zoster Virus (HZV)
Influenza virus (Flu)
Measles (Rubeola virus)
CHAIN OF INFECTION
MICROORGANISM
RESERVOIR/SOURCE
PORT OF EXIT
MOT
PORT OF ENTRY
SUSCEPTIBLE HOST
bacteria, virus, fungus, parasite
microorganisms
habitat for organisms to grow: human, animal, air, food, soil, water, equipment
reservoir/source
SECRETION (SALIVA)
EXCRETION (URINE, FECES)
PORT OF EXIT
CONTACT, DROPLET, AIRBORNE, VECTOR, FORMITES
MODE OF TRANSPORT
MUCOSA LINING, OPEN WOUND, ORAL, RESPIRATORY TRACT, URINARY TRACT
PORT OF ENTRY
VERY YOUNG & ELDERLY, WITH CHRONIC DISEASE, MALNOURISHED, IMMUNOCOMPROMISED
SUSCEPTIBLE HOST
Agents that have no known potential for infecting healthy people
BSL1
Microorganisms associated with human diseases that are rarely serious and for which preventive or therapeutic interventions are often available.
BSL2
Material that may contain viruses not normally encountered in a clinical laboratory and mycobacteria
BSL 3 WITH RISK BASED
ENHANCEMENTS