Question | Answer |
Department of labor entity created to regulate and enforce safety and health standards for employees. | OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
Regulation that requires employers to inform employees of possible hazards of materials used in the workplace. | Occupational Safety Health Act of 1970 |
Regulation created requiring chemical manufacturers and importers assess the potential hazards associated with their products. | Hazard Communication Act |
State and Federal laws require manufacturers supply this for each product sold and salons must have a printed copy available on request. | Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) |
Government agency that registers all types of disinfectants sold and used in the US | EPA Environmental Protection Agency |
Effective in cleaning blood and body fluids on nonporous surfaces. | Hospital disinfectant |
A disinfectant proven to kill tuberculosis, but is not good for salon tools. | Tuberculocidal disinfectants |
One celled microorganism having plant and animal characteristics. | Bacteria |
Transmission of blood or body fluids through handshaking, kissing, coughing, sneezing and talking. | Direct transmission |
Transmission of blood or body fluids from contact with an intermediate object like a razor, extractor, nipper, or an environmental surface. | Indirect Transmission |
Communicable (can be spread from person to person) | Infectious |
Nonscientific synonyms for disease producing bacteria. | Microbes |
Any organism of microscopic or submicroscopic size. | Microorganism |
An organism that that grows feeds and shelters on another organism without contributing to the survival of the other organism. | Parasite |
Poisonous substance produced by microorganisms | Toxins |
a parasitic submicroscopic organism that infects and resides in cells of biological organisms. | Virus |
Round shape slow or non-moving bacteria that appear singly or in groups. | Cocci |
Pus forming bacteria that grow in clusters like grapes. | Staphylococci |
Pus forming bacteria arranged in curved lines like a string of beads. | Streptococci |
Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and cause diseases such as pneumonia. | Diplococci |
Short rod shaped bacteria causing tetanus, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, and diptheria | Bacilli |
Spiral or corkscrew shaped bacteria responsible for syphilis and Lyme disease. | Spirilla |
Reaction due to extreme sensativity to certain foods, chemicals, or other normally harmless substances. | Allergy |
The presence or reasonably anticipated presence of blood or other potentially infectious materials. | Contamination |
The removal of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an items surface. | Decontamination |
Contact with broken skin, blood, or body fluid. | Exposure Incident |
Condition in which a part of the body reacts to protect itself from injury, irritation or infection. | Inflammation |
Illnesses resulting from conditions associated with employment. | Occupational illness |
Lice, mites, and ringworm | Parasitic Disease |
Can be treated with specific antibiotics. | Bacterial Infection |
Are not affected by antibiotics. | Viral Infections |
Disease causing microorganisms that are carried in the body by blood or body fluids. | Bloodborne Pathogens |
Bloodborne virus that caused liver damage. | Hepatitis |
Mold, Mildew, yeast, and other plant parasites. | Fungi |
Affects plants and grows on inanimate objects, but does not cause human infection. | Mildew |
Disinfectant safe for salon use and may have anti rust ingredients. | Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (Quats) |
Disinfectant with a very high PH that can damage skin and eyes as well as the environment if poured down the drain. | Phenolic Disinfectants |
An effective disinfectant for all uses in the salon. If too strong it can cause damage to metals and plastics. It is corrosive and a skin irritant. | Sodium Hypochlorite (Bleach) |
Gaseous substance capable of destroying pathogenic bacteria. It is no longer EPA recommended for salon use due to dangers on inhalation. | Fumigants |
What is prevented when you add disinfectant to water, rather than water to disinfectant? | Foaming |
If a disinfectant gets on your skin wash with warm water and what type of soap? | Liquid |
Detergents that break down stubborn films and are important for removing residue of pedicure products. | Chelating |
Sanitizers that are used in hydrotherapy tubs and are not effective for salon use. | Water Sanitizers |