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OBJECTIVES
At the end of the discussion, the students must be able to:
• Discuss safety awareness for clinical laboratory personnel.
• List the responsibilities of employer and employee in providing a safe workplace. • Identify hazards related to handling chemicals, biologic specimens, and radiologic materials.
• Choose appropriate personal protective equipment when working in the clinical laboratory.
• Identify the classes of fires and the type of fire extinguishers to use for each. • Describe steps used as precautionary measures when working with electrical equipment, cryogenic materials, and compressed gases and avoiding mechanical hazards associated with laboratory equipment.
• Select correct means for disposal of waste generated in the clinical laboratory. • Outline the steps required in documentation of an accident in the workplace. POTENTIAL HAZARDS
1. Electric shock
2. Toxic vapors & irritants
3. Compressed gases
4. Flammable liquids
5. Radioactive material
6. Corrosive substances
7. Mechanical trauma
8. Poisons
9. Biologic materials
10.Cryogenic materials
LABORATORY SAFETY
Safety begins with recognition of hazards and is achieved through the application of:
Common sense.
A safety-focused attitude.
Good personal behavior/habits.
Good housekeeping.
Continual practice of good laboratory technique.
LABORATORY SAFETY
In most cases, accidents can be traced directly to two primary causes:
1. Unsafe acts (PERSONAL)
2. Unsafe conditions (ENVIRONMENTAL)
LABORATORY SAFETY
3 Strategies to contain hazards:
1. Engineering Controls
2. Personal Protective Equipment
3. Work Practice Controls
REGULATIONS
Occupational Safety and Health Act
• Public Law 91-596, enacted on 1970.
• Goal: to provide all employees (clinical laboratory personnel included) with a safe work environment.
• Under this legislation, the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) is authorized to conduct on-site inspections to determine whether an employer is complying
At the end of the discussion, the students must be able to:
• Discuss safety awareness for clinical laboratory personnel.
• List the responsibilities of employer and employee in providing a safe workplace. • Identify hazards related to handling chemicals, biologic specimens, and radiologic materials.
• Choose appropriate personal protective equipment when working in the clinical laboratory.
• Identify the classes of fires and the type of fire extinguishers to use for each. • Describe steps used as precautionary measures when working with electrical equipment, cryogenic materials, and compressed gases and avoiding mechanical hazards associated with laboratory equipment.
• Select correct means for disposal of waste generated in the clinical laboratory. • Outline the steps required in documentation of an accident in the workplace. POTENTIAL HAZARDS
1. Electric shock
2. Toxic vapors & irritants
3. Compressed gases
4. Flammable liquids
5. Radioactive material
6. Corrosive substances
7. Mechanical trauma
8. Poisons
9. Biologic materials
10.Cryogenic materials
LABORATORY SAFETY
Safety begins with recognition of hazards and is achieved through the application of:
Common sense.
A safety-focused attitude.
Good personal behavior/habits.
Good housekeeping.
Continual practice of good laboratory technique.
LABORATORY SAFETY
In most cases, accidents can be traced directly to two primary causes:
1. Unsafe acts (PERSONAL)
2. Unsafe conditions (ENVIRONMENTAL)
LABORATORY SAFETY
3 Strategies to contain hazards:
1. Engineering Controls
2. Personal Protective Equipment
3. Work Practice Controls
REGULATIONS
Occupational Safety and Health Act
• Public Law 91-596, enacted on 1970.
• Goal: to provide all employees (clinical laboratory personnel included) with a safe work environment.
• Under this legislation, the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) is authorized to conduct on-site inspections to determine whether an employer is complying