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OSHA
| Question | Answer |
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| Top 10 OSHA Violations 1. Hazard Communication Program | The Hazard Communication Program is the written plan dealing with chemicals. |
| Hazard Communication Program Components | *Labeling requirements *Safety procedures in case of Emergency *List of specific chemicals used in workplace |
| OSHA Violation regarding Hazard Communication Program | Most offices have a plan obtained in kit form and has been improperly completed |
| Top 10 OSHA Violations 2. Certification of PPE Assessment | Each employer must document an assessment of the employee's PPE needs. |
| OSHA Violation regarding Certification of PPE Assessment | Relatively new and few veterinary hospitals have complied. |
| Top 10 OSHA Violations 3. Fire and Emergency Plans | Plans must be in place to prepare employees to deal with fires and emergency evacuations. |
| Fire and Emergency Plans must be stored how and for how many employees? | Plans must follow the specific guidelines set by OSHA and must be maintained in written form in any facility with 11 or more employees on staff. |
| Top 10 OSHA Violations 4. Employee Training Documentation | Documents to certify that employees were trained in all aspects of the written plans, PPE and hazards of the workplace |
| Training documentation must show what? | All employees on staff have received necessary training |
| How often must some safety training be repeated? | Certain training sessions must be repeated annually |
| Top 10 OSHA Violations 5. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) aka SDS safety data sheets | Must be maintained for all chemicals listed as hazardous in the Hazard Communications Program |
| What info do MSDS/SDS contain? | information which may be necessary if there is a leak, fire or exposure incident involving a chemical |
| MSDS Violation | Most facilities have less than 10% of the forms needed and do not have the forms appropriately indexed for emergency use |
| Top 10 OSHA Violations 6. Appropriate PPE - Personal Protective Equipment | Must be provided to protect employees from all foreseeable hazards |
| Examples of PPE | May include gloves, eye protection, radiation protective wear and heat resistant mitts |
| PPE Violation | Few facilities provide all necessary PPE items and even fewer ensure that employees wear the PPE when required |
| Top 10 OSHA Violations 7. Chemical Labeling | All chemical containers must be labeled with both the product name and an appropriate caution |
| When must secondary containers be labelled? | Secondary containers must be labeled appropriately as soon as they are filled |
| Chemical Labeling Violation | Vet facilities have an average of more than 100 inappropriately labeled chemical containers |
| Top 10 OSHA Violations 8. OSHA Forms | All employers must post an appropriate OSHA poster |
| What form must employers with 11+ employees keep on hand? | Employers with 11 or more employees must also maintain OSHA form 200 |
| What is OSHA Form 200 and what does it do? | OSHA form 200, Loss and Summary of Occupational Injury and Illness. Summarizes information from the employer's workers' compensation forms and must be posted every February. |
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| Top 10 OSHA Violations 9. Human Food in Unsafe Areas | Human food should not be eaten, prepared or stored in areas which represent a possible biological or chemical hazard |
| Human Food in unsafe areas Violation | refrigerator or freezer which contains human food as well as chemicals, injectables or even cadavers. |
| Top 10 OSHA Violations 10. Waste Anesthetic Gases | A system must be in place to prevent waste anesthetic gases from building up in the area of use. |
| 2 types of evacuation systems | Active and Passive |
| What is passive gas evacuation? | Gas absorbing canister or tube to exterior of building |
| What is active gas evacuation? | High power fan to evacuate air from room or vacuum tube system |
| How should passive evacuation systems route waste gasses? | Waste gasses should be routed downward as WAGs are heavier than air and may not move upward |
| HMIS | Hazardous MaterialsInformation System |
| Hazardous Materials Information System | HMIS - a color and number system that uses a color coded square with four rows in which numbers are used to signal the degree of health hazard, flammability hazard, and reactivity hazard |
| What are the 4 segments of the HMIS | Health Hazard Flammability Hazard Reactivity Hazard PPE (needed) |
| What are the 5 levels of Hazard in HMIS | 0 = Minimal Hazard 1 = Slight Hazard 2 = Moderate Hazard 3 = Serious Hazard 4 = Severe Hazard |
| What is a zero (0) on the HMIS? | 0 = Minimal Hazard |
| What is a one (1) on the HMIS? | 1 = Slight Hazard |
| What is a two (2) on the HMIS? | 2 = Moderate Hazard |
| What is a three (3) on the HMIS? | 3 = Serious Hazard |
| What is a four (4) on the HMIS? | 4 = Severe Hazard |
| Health Hazard color code | Blue |
| Flammability Hazard color code | Red |
| Reactivity Hazard color code | Yellow |
| PPE (needed) color code | White/no color |
| What does an asterisk (*) indicate on the HMIS? | Indicates chronic health hazards are associated w/ the chemical |
| Health Hazard 4/severe | Highly toxic under OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard |
| Health Hazard 3/serious | Highly toxic under OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard. Substances can be severely irritating or corrosive to skin. Substances can be corrosive and cause irreversible destruction to eyes |
| Health Hazard 2/moderate | Toxic under OSHA’s Hazard Communication standard. Moderately irritating and considered to be a primary skin irritant or sensitizer. Moderately to severely irritating to the eyes. May be reversible. |
| Health Hazard 1/slight | Not considered toxic under OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard. Slightly or mildly irritating to the skin. Slightly or mildly irritating to the eyes and reversible within 7 days |
| Health Hazard 0/minimal | Not considered toxic under OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard. Essentially non-irritating to the skin and eye |
| Flammability Hazard 4/severe | Substance considered a flammable liquid under OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard |
| Flammability Hazard 3/serious | Substance considered a flammable liquid under OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard |
| Flammability Hazard 2/moderate | Substance considered a combustible liquid under OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard. |
| Flammability Hazard 1/slight | Substance considered a combustible liquid under OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard |
| Flammability Hazard 0/minimal | Substance will not burn. Substance not considered flammable or combustible under OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard. |
| Reactivity Hazard 4/severe | Readily capable of detonation or explosive decomposition at normal temps & pressures. Includes substances sensitive to localized thermal or mechanical shock at normal temps & pressures. Considered explosive under OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard |
| Reactivity Hazard 3/serious | Capable of detonation or explosive reaction, but that require a strong initiating source or must be heated under confinement before initiation. Substance considered explosive under OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard |
| Reactivity Hazard 2/moderate | Substance normally undergoes a violent chemical change at elevated temperatures and pressures. Substance considered explosive under OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard |
| Reactivity Hazard 1/slight | Normally stable material but becomes unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures. Substance considered explosive under OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard. |
| Reactivity Hazard 0/minimal | Normally stable materials that do not react with water. Substance not considered explosive under OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard. |
| Hazard Communication Standard Pictogram * Health Hazard | *Carcinogen *Mutagenicity *Reproductive Toxicity *Respiratory Sensitizer *Target Organ Toxicity *Aspiration Toxicity |
| Hazard Communication Standard Pictogram * Flame | *Flammables *Pyrophorics *Self-Heating *Emits Flammable Gas *Self-Reactives *Organic Peroxides |
| Hazard Communication Standard Pictogram *Exclamation Mark | *Irritant (skin and eye) *Skin Sensitizer *Acute Toxicity (harmful) *Narcotic Effects *Respiratory Tract Irritant *Hazardous to Ozone Layer (Non-Mandatory) |
| Hazard Communication Standard Pictogram *Gas Cylinder | *Gases Under Pressure |
| Hazard Communication Standard Pictogram *Corrosion | *Skin Corrosion/Burns *Eye Damage *Corrosive to Metals |
| Hazard Communication Standard Pictogram *Exploding Bomb | *Explosives *Self-Reactives *Organic Peroxide |
| Hazard Communication Standard Pictogram *Flame Over Circle | *Oxidizers |
| Hazard Communication Standard Pictogram *Environment (Non-Mandatory) | *Aquatic Toxicity |
| Hazard Communication Standard Pictogram *Skull and Crossbones | *Acute Toxicity (fatal or toxic) |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: A | Safety Glasses |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: B | Safety glasses and gloves |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: C | Safety glasses, gloves, and apron |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: D | Face shield, eye protection, gloves and apron |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: E | Safety glasses, gloves, and dust respirator |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: F | Safety glasses, gloves, apron, and dust respirator |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: G | Safety glasses, gloves, vapor respirator |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: H | Splash goggles, gloves, apron, and vapor respirator |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: I | Safety glasses, gloves, dust and vapor respirator |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: J | Splash goggles, gloves, apron, dust and vapor respirator |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: K | Airline hood or mask, gloves, full suit, and boots |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: N | Splash goggles |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: O | Face shield and eye protection |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: P | Gloves |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: Q | Boots |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: R | Apron |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: S | Full Suit |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: T | Dust Mask |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: U | Vapor Respirator |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: W | Dust & Vapor Respirator |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: Y | Full Face Respirator |
| HMIS Personal Protection Index: Z | Airline Hood or Mask |
| OSHA | |
| MSDS | |
| SDS | |
| CDC | |
| PPE | |
| Hospital Safety Manual | |
| Ethylene Oxide | |
| Formalin | |
| Glutaraldehyde | |
| Zoonotic diseases | |
| Sharps | |
| Carcinogen / carcinogenic | |
| Ergonomic injury | |
| Right to Know Law | |
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| 1. Who is the most important person in ensuring your safety on the job? | |
| 2. What does a workplace safety program include? | |
| 3. What are your responsibilities with regards to safety in a veterinary clinic? | |
| 4. Explain proper methods for lifting objects and animals. | |
| 5. Is it important to store food and drink in a different refrigerator than the one used to store drugs / chemicals, laboratory samples, and vaccines? | |
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| 6. Understand how to use a fire extinguisher. What does the acronym ‘PASS’ stand for? | |
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| 7. What information does a MSDS / SDS contain? | |
| 8. What are some of the most common chemicals used in a veterinary practice? | |
| 9. What is a secondary container? Do these need to be labeled? | |
| 10. List 2 chemicals used in veterinary clinics that are carcinogenic. | |
| 11. You have a tray of instruments soaking in a cold sterilizer chemical such as glutaraldehyde. What can you do to minimize potential hazards associated with this chemical? | |
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| 12. What is the most common type of injury among workers in veterinary clinics? List some of these hazards. | |
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| 13. List methods to minimize the hazards associated with animal handling. | |
| 14. What do you need to use when bathing or using dips on an animal? | |
| 15. How is Rabies virus transmitted? | |
| 16. List some of the animals that can be infected with the Rabies virus. | |
| 17. What do you need to use while performing dental procedures? Why? | |
| 18. List precautions for storage and handling of compressed gases. | |
| 19. What are some precautions used with needles, scalpel blades, etc? | |
| 20. Are the medications used to treat illnesses in humans and animals always safe for the technician to work with? | |
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