OSHA Electrical Safety (updated 2007)
Terry Jo Gile MT(ASCP)MA Ed.
This brief course addresses electrical safety and electrical hazards commonly found in the clinical laboratory. Prevention and safety measures, fighting electrical fires, and treatment of electrical injuries are also covered. Appropriate for annual laboratory compliance training and for clinical laboratory science students prior to clinical rotations.
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Continuing Education Credits
Objectives
- Describe the types of injury resulting from electrical hazards.
- Identify specific safety measures that should be taken to avoid risks associated with electricity.
- Define the employee's role in the event of an electrical fire.
- Explain how to treat victims of electrical injuries.
Course Outline
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- Electrical Hazards and Electricity-induced injuries
- Important Safety Measures
- Electrical Fires
- Electrical Fires
- Electrical Fires
- Handling of Electrical Injuries
- Electrical Shock
- Electrical Burns
Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Basic.
Intended Audience: All clinical laboratory personnel.
Author credentials: Terry Jo Gile, MT(ASCP)MA Ed. of St. Louis, MO, has over 35 years experience as a certified medical technologist. She has a bachelor's degree in Biology from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and a master's degree in Education from Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. She is a member of the management team at Barnes-Jewish Hospital Department of Laboratories in St. Louis, Missouri, and serves as the Safety Officer as well as a laboratory safety consultant to the BJC Health System. As President of her own consulting firm, Gile and Associates, she lectures and consults worldwide on the proper implementation of safety programs including Chemical Hygiene, Bloodborne Pathogens, Formaldehyde, Ergonomics, Tuberculosis and the handling of diagnostic and infectious specimens for transport. Mrs. Gile is the author of four books published by the Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA). She serves as President-elect of the St. Louis Chapter of the National Speakers Association (NSA), Safety Exam Chair of the American Society for Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), and is a past board member of the Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA).
OSHA Electrical Safety (updated 2007) Keywords
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