UNIT 7 SEMINARSAFETY AND LAB INFO

OSHA• With the Occupational Safety and Health Act

of 1970, Congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.

Establishment of OSHA• Develop and enforce mandatory job safety and• health standards.• Maintain reporting and record keeping of job related• injuries.• Encourage employers and employees to• reduce hazards.• Provide for research in occupational safety.• Establish separate but dependent• responsibilities and rights.• Provide for state-level occupational safety and• health programs

Blood borne Pathogen Standards

• Hazard communication plan• Exposure control plan• Medical waste plan• Housekeeping policy• Personal protective measures• General safety precautions• Fire safety plan• Staff development and in-service training• program

Hazardous Materials in a MedicalOffice

• Printer or copier cartridges• Typing correction fluid• Glass and surface cleaners• Antibacterial soaps• Chemicals used for instrument cleaning• Furniture polish

Personal Protective Measures• Staff must be provided with:• Gloves• Eye shields• Resuscitation bags• Splash guards• Protective jump suits• Eye wash stations

Fire Safety Plan• Office must have written policies and• procedures regarding:• Exits and signs• Fire drills• Floor plans• Hazardous areas• Evacuation methods• Missing persons• Testing of sprinkler• Emergency telephone numbers• Fire prevention

Staff Development/In-ServiceTraining

• Epidemiology and symptoms of HBV and HIV• Modes of transmission of HBV and HIV• Exposure control plan• Standard precautions• HBV vaccine• Procedures to follow should exposure occur• Signs, labels, tags, color coding for biohazards• Compliance