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Laboratory Safety And Regulations Flashcards

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Responsible for creating or preparing different set of standards across all different occupation or professions

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OSHA or Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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Responsible for setting specific standard we follow in laboratory

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CLSI or Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute

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Formerly NCCLS

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CLSI

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In charge for implementing different laws pertaining public health

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CDC or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Within the US Department of Labor to set levels of safety and health for all workers in the US

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OSHA

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A nonprofit organization that sets voluntary consensus standards for all areas or clinical laboratories

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CLSI

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Responsible for accreditation and proficiency testing for laboratories

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CAP

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Training safety officers

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OSHC

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Source of chemical

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Preservatives and reagents

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Possible injury from chemica

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Exposure toxic, carcinogenic, or caustic agents

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Source of sharps

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Needles, lancet, broken glass

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Possible injury from sharps

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Cuts, puncture, bloodborne pathogen

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Source of electrical

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Ungrounded or wet equipment; frayed cords

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Possible injury from electrical

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Burns or shock

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Source of fire or explosive

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Bunsen burners, organic chemicals

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Possible injury from fire?

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Burns, dismemberment

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Source of physical

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Wet floor, heavy boxes

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Possible injury from physical

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Fall, sprain, or strain

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Source from radiation

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Equipmeny and radioisotopes

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Possible injury from radiation

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Radiation exposure

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Source of biological

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Infectious agents

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Possible injury for biological

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Bacterial
Fungal
Viral
Parasitic

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Includes pathogens on the hands of medical personnels, invasive procedures

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Iatrogenic risk factors

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Contaminated air conditioning systems, contaminated water systems , phitos, and staffing amf physoci

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Organizational risk factors

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Severity of ill ess, underlying state of the patient

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Patoent risk factors

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Enumerate potential hazards

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  • electric schock
  • toxic vapors
  • compressed gases
  • flammable liquids
  • radioactive material
  • mechanical trauma
  • Poisons
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A federal agency that carries out mandated public health laws and reporting requirements.

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CDC or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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An independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies
health-care organizations and programs in the United States.

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The Joint Commission

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Infection control team

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National Standards in Infection Control for Healthcare Facilities

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What are the primary cause of accident

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  • unsafe acts
  • Unsafe environmental conditions
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What is the first rule of self protection?

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Alertness at all times

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Rule of self protection

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  • stay informed
  • use common sense
  • listen to any instructions
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What are the preventive measures

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  • annual safety reviews
  • Safety drills
  • general consciousness
  • appropriate to safety rules
  • safe work environment
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What are the universal practices?

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  • wearing of gloves
  • proper handwashing
  • wear laboratory coat
  • do not eat, drink, smoke, apply cosmetics, touch your contact lens
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Example of safety equipments

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Safety shower, eyewash station, fire extinguisher

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Used to manipulate liquids

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Mechanical pippetting device

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Required to expel noxious and hazardous fumes from chemical reagents

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Fume hoods

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38
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To locate no flow or tubulent areas in the working space

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Smoke testing

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39
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All clinical lab should have

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  • chemical hygiene plan
  • exposure control plan
  • copy of MSDS
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Component of chemical label

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  1. statement of hazard
  2. hazard class
  3. safety precaution
  4. NFPA hazard code
  5. fire extinguisher type
  6. Safety instructions
  7. Formula weight
  8. Lot number
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41
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How do you check the airflow direction?

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Place tissue paper at the hood opening

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Remove particles that may be harmful to the employee who is working with potentially infectious biologic specimens

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Biosafety cabinet

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Enumerate chemical hygiene plan

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  • training and information requirement of the OSHA standard
  • appropriate work practices
  • list of chemicals in the inventory
  • available of MSDS
  • labelling requirements
  • record keeping requirement
  • engineering controls
  • waste removal and disposal
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Enumerate exposure control plan

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  • chemical hazard education sessions
  • laboratory written plank
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Biological safety

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  • all samples and body fluids should be transported, handled, and processed using strict precautions
  • gloves, gowns, and face protection must be used if splash or splattering is likely to occur
  • specimen should be capped during centrifugation
  • any blood, body fluid, or other potentially infectious material spill must be cleaned up
46
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Daily expisure to blood and body fluids

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Category I

47
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No exposure to blood and body fluid

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Category III

48
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Regular exposure to blood and body fluids

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Category II

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What are the 2 safety against exposure to toxic channel

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  • hazard communication standard
  • toxic chemicals
50
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What is the Hazard communication standard?

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  • hazard communication program
  • chemical hygiene plan
  • inventory of hazardous substances
51
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What are the toxic materials?

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  • labelling of containers
  • information and training
  • program or hazard communication
52
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Component of chemical label

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  • statement of hazard
  • hazard class
  • safety precaution
  • NFPA hazard code
  • fire extinguisher type
  • safety instructions
  • formula weight
  • lot number
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Hazard rating scheme

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0 - minimal hazard
1 - slight hazard
2 - moderate hazard
3 - serious hazard
4 - severe hazard

54
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What is the color of health?

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Blue

55
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What is the color of flammability?

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Red

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What is the color of reactivity?

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Yellow

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Color of Personal protectuono

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White

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Communicates chemical hazard information through the use of colors, numbers, and letters of the alphabet

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Health materials identification system

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What is the target audience of HMIS?

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Intended to be used by employers and workers

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Label shape of HMIS

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Bar shape

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Label shape of NFPA

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Diamond shape

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Health hazard communication of NFPA

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Only covers acute health hazards

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Health hazard communication of HMIS

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Covers both acute and chronic health hazards

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Hazards of exploding bomb

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  • explosives
  • self reactive
  • organic peroxide
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General meaning of exploding bomb

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Can explode

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Caution of exploding bomb

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Avoid impact vibration, friction, sparks, fire and exposure to heat

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Hazards of flame

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  • flammable
  • pyrophoric
  • self heating
  • emits flammable gas
  • self reactive
  • organic peroxides
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General meaning of flame

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Theae chemicals burn or can release gases that burn

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Caution of flame

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Keep away from flames, sparks, and sources of heat

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Hazard of flame over circle

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Oxidizers

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General meaning of flame over circle

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Give off oxygen and can make a fire spread

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Caution of flame over circle

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Avoid all contact with flammable substances

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Hazards of gas cylinder

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Gases under pressure

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General meaning of gases cylinder

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Gases and liquids under pressure can explode.

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Hazards of corrosion/ caustic effect

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  • skin corrosion/burns
  • eye damage
  • corrosive to metals
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General meaning of corrosion

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These chemicals cause permanent damage to skin or eyes. It destroys metals

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Caution of corrosion/caustic effect

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Take special measures to avoid contact with eyes, skin, snd clothing

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Hazard of skull and crossbones

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Acute toxicity

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General meaning of skull and crossbones

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These chemicals are poisons that quickly cause sickness or death.

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Caution of skull and crossbones

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Avoid contact with the human body

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Hazards of exclamation mark

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  • irritant (skin and eye)
  • skin sensitizer
  • acute toxicity
  • narcotic effects
  • respiratory tract irritant
  • hazardous to ozone layer
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Geneeal meaning of exclamation mark

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These chemicals cause health problems

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Caution of exclamation mark

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Avoid contact with eyes and skin. Do not inhale vapors

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Hazards of health hazard

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  • carcinogen
  • mutagenicity
  • reproductive toxicty
  • respiratory sensitizer
  • target organ toxicity
  • aspiration toxicity
85
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Hazards of environment

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  • aquatic toxicity
86
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General meaning of environment

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These chemicals are dangerous if they get into rivers, lakes, or oceans

87
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Safety Data Sheet

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Section 1: identification
Section 2: hazard identification
Section 3: ingredients information
Section 4: first aid procedures
Section 5: fire fighting procedures
Section 6: accidental release measures
Section 7: handling and storage
Section 8: exposure controls wnd personal protection
Section 9: physical and chemical properties
Section 10: stability and reactivty
Section 11: toxicological information
Section 12: ecological information
Section 13: disposal considerations
Section 14: transport information
Section 15: regulatory information
Section 16: other information, including date of preparation or last revision

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Classified according to flashpoint - the temperature at which sufficient vapor is given off to form an ignitable mixture with air

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Flammable/combustible chemicals

89
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Injurious to the skin or eyes by direct contact or to the tissue of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts if inhaled or ingested

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Corrosive chemicals

90
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Spontaneously explode or ignite or that evolve heat or flammable or explosive gases

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Reactive chemicals

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Examples of compressed gases hazards

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  • danger of fire
  • explosion
  • asphyxiation
  • mechanical injuries
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PASS

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P - pull pin
A - aim nozzle
S - squeeze trigger
S - sweep nozzle

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Class A

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Green triangle

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Class B

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Red square

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Class C

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Blue circle

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Class D

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Yellow star

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Class K

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Black hexagon

98
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Pressurized water

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Type A

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Dry chemical

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Type ABC

100
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Carbon dioxide

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Type BC

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Example of Class A

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Wood, paper, cloth, rubber, trash, and plastics

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Example of class B

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Flammable liquids, solvents, oil, gasoline, paints

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Example of Class C

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Electrical equipment - wiring, controls, motors

104
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RACE

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R - resuce anyone in immediate danger
A - alarm
C - contain
E - extunguish or Exit the area

105
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Most widely used cryogenic fluid in the lab

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Liquid nitrogen

106
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It may cause fire or explosion, asphyxiation, pressure buildup, tissue damage

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Cryogenix materials

107
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Help eliminate bumping/boilover when liquids are heated

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Glass beads

108
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Disposed in osha

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Infectious sharps

109
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What are the 4 basic waste disposal technique

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  • Flushing down the drain
  • incineration
  • landfill burial
  • recycling
110
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In cleaning potentially infectious material spill, you must

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  • wear appropriate protective equipment
  • use mechanical devices to pick up broken glass or other sharp objects
  • absorb spills with paper towels, gauze pad, or tissue
  • dispose all materials in appropriate biohazard containers

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