Occupational Safety Flashcards
(32 cards)
OSHA
Occupational Safety Hazard Administration
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
GFCI
Ground Fault Circuit Interruption
GI
Gastrointestinal
ppm
Parts per million
CDC
Center for disease control
PPE
Personnel Protective Equipment
Break down CARCINOGENIC
Carcin-(Cancer) Genic -( Causing)
Teratogenic
Tera(malformation) Genic - Causing
Germicidal
Germ - duh Cidal- kills
Cytotoxic
Cyto- cell Toxic - Kills
zoonosis
disease that is naturally transmissible from animals to humans
Rabies
Fatal infection caused by lyssavirus that results in fatal neurological deficit.
Auto Clave
Apparatus that uses steam to sterilize medical equipment
Congenital defect
Present at birth
mutations
a nucleotide change including base substitutions, insertions or deletions in DNA or RNA
Toxic
Poisonous
Scabies
infestation by mites of the genus
Caustic
Burning, corrosive or destructive to tissue
Chute
Device used to restrain large animals
Dosimeter
Detects and measures exposure to radiation
Volatile
evaporating rapidly
ventilation
renewal or exchange of gas in an enclosed space
Ringworm
infection of the superficial layers if the skin and hair fibers from a group of dermatophytes fungi