OSHA Formaldehyde
Terry Jo Gile MT(ASCP)MA Ed.
MediaLab's OSHA Formaldehyde course is one of the few currently available that addresses the important OSHA Formaldehyde standard. Essential for any laboratory that uses formaldehyde or formalin. Facts about formaldehyde, safety risks, proper handling procedure, monitoring, spill clean-up, and personal protective equipment and are all covered in this comprehensive course. 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 charcteristics and symptoms of formaldehyde
- Explain relevant OSHA standards
- Describe environmental monitoring procedures
- Tell how to protect yourself from the dangers of formaldehyde
Course Outline
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- About Formaldehyde
- OSHA Regulations
- Questionnaire
- Labels and MSDS
- Manufacturer's Label
- Material Safety Data Sheet
- Environmental Monitoring
- Monitoring Procedure
- Monitoring the Environment
- The Monitoring Badge
- Monitoring Results
- Results
- Permissible Limits
- Acceptable Results
- Unacceptable Results
- Corrective Action
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Warning Signs
- Respirators
- Respirators (continued)
- PPE
- Contamination
- If you become contaminated...
- In case of a spill...
- Your Laboratory
- Conclusion
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).
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