Question | Answer |
antiseptics | chemical agents that may kill, retard, or prevent the growth of bacteria; not classified as disinfectants |
blood-spill disinfection | the prodecures to follow when the barber or client sustains an injury that results in bleeding |
decontamination | the removal of pathogens from tools, equipment, and surfaces |
disinfectants | chemical agents used to destroy most bacteria and some viruses and to disinfect tools, implements, and surfaces |
disinfection | second-highest level of decontamination used on hard, nonporous materials |
dry or cabinet sanitizer | airtight cabinet containing an active fumigant used to store sanitized tools and implements |
EPA-registered disinfectant | a product that has been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency as an effective disinfectant against certain disease-producing organisms |
Hazard Communicattion Rule | requires that chemical manufacturers and importers evaluate and identify possible health hazards associated with their products |
hospital-grade tuberculocidal disinfectant | disinfectants that are effective against bacteria, fungi, viruses, tuberculosis, Psuedomonas, HIV-1, and Hepatitis B and are registered with the EPA |
MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet provides product information as compiled by the manufacturer |
Occupational Safety and Health Act | an act that led to the creation of OSHA, which regulates and enforces health and safety standards in the workplace |
OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
public sanitation | the application of measures used to promote public health and prevent the spread of infectious diseases |
Right-to-Know Law | requires employers to post notices where toxic substances are present in the workplace |
safe work practices | the naintenance of sanitation standards and application of safety precautions in the workplace environment |
sanitation | the third or lowest level of decontamination; means to significantly reduce the number of pathogens found on a surface |
solute | the substance that is dissolved in a solvent |
solution | the product created from combining and dissolving and dissolving a solute in a solvent |
solvent | the liquid in which a solute is dissolved |
sterilization | the process of rendering and object germ-free by destroying all living organisms on a surface |
ultraviolet-ray sanitizer | sanitizer metal cabinets with ultraviotet lamps or bulbs used to store sanitized tools and implements |
Universal Precautions | CDC quidelines and controls that require employers and employees to assume that all human blood and specified human body fluids are infectious for HIV, HBV, and other bloodboorne pathogens |
wet sanitizer | any covered receptacle large enough to permit the immersion of tools and implements into a disinfectant solution |