Personal protective equipment Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.
These are the MediaLab courses that cover Personal protective equipment and links to relevant pages within the course.
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| What type of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is necessary when opening a centrifuge (chance for splashing)? | View Page |
| Which one of the following statements about Hepatitis is true? | View Page |
| The following workplace practices minimize risk of HIV exposure to mucous membranes or abraded skin: | View Page |
| American Society for Clinical Laboratory ScienceThe American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, ASCLS, joins the leadership effort to prevent medical errors and increase patient safety. | View Page |
| The Relevant Components These are the relevant components of OSHA standard which are required for each facility: Exposure control plan Preventive measures Hepatitis B vaccination Standard precautions Methods of control Engineering and work practice controls Personal protective equipment Housekeeping Labeling What to do if an exposure incident occurs | View Page |
| PPE and the OSHA Standard The OSHA standard requires that you use appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Your employer must provide and maintain the appropriate PPE for you job. This must be done free of charge. | View Page |
| Personal Protective Equipment Personal Protective Equipment includes items such as: Gowns Shoe covers Aprons Gloves Caps Masks Eye protection | View Page |
| Personal protective equipment (PPE) that should be used when processing blood specimens includes which of the following? | View Page |
| How can HIV be prevented? There is no vaccine against HIV. But you can protect yourself by using: Standard precautions Proper work practices Personal protective equipment | View Page |
| Transmission of Hepatitis B can be prevented by: | View Page |
| Handling Specimens Work practice controls affect the transport of blood and other potentially infectious materials.Proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including eye protection, gloves, and lab coats or aprons, must be used when handling specimens.Spilled specimens must be cleaned up using proper PPE . | View Page |
| Small Surface Spills Small blood spills on work surfaces may be cleaned by first laying paper towels on the spill to blot and avoid splattering, and then applying disinfectant. Larger spills will require other methods.Use an approved cleaning method and appropriate personal protective equipment. Be aware of the potential for splatter and contamination. | View Page |
| Garments worn as Personal Protective Equipment Garments worn as personal protective equipment must meet the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards. This will ensure that the wearer will not be contaminated if there is a splash or splatter.Scrub suits do not offer adequate protection.Regular cotton lab coats do not offer adequate protection.Spun man-made fibers such a olifin or plastics are excellent as they prevent absorption. | View Page |
| Appropriate personal protective equipment includes all of the following except | View Page |
| Which of the following are considered engineering controls? | View Page |
| Instructions The label will also describe: Any important storing or handling instructions. The personal protective equipment you must wear when working with the chemical. | View Page |
| Before Working... Review MSDS before working with the chemical. Identify any health hazard associated with the chemical. Identify any personal protective equipment that you must wear. | View Page |
| Personal Protective Equipment Personal protective equipment is an essential way to protect yourself from the dangers of chemicals. You'll find on the label or MSDS exactly what kinds of clothing, gloves, and coverings you'll need to keep yourself safe. Also, the laboratory's chemical hygiene plan will include information about necessary personal protective equipment and engineering controls that will reduce your exposure to hazardous chemicals. At a minimum, safety goggles and rubber or nitrile gloves (not necessarily utility gloves) are necessary parts of your personal protective equipment. | View Page |
| PPE When using formaldehyde in any concentration, with the exception of putting specimens in single vials, you must wear: A cover gown or apron A face shield or safety goggles Gloves This personal protective equipment is provided at no cost to you. | View Page |
| Personal Protective Equipment When using formaldehyde in any concentration, with the exception of placing specimens in single vials, you must wear: A cover gown or apron A face shield or safety goggles Gloves | View Page |
| Fume Hoods and other Controls Engineering controls must be established to reduce formalin exposure to the lowest possible level. In most cases, chemical fume hoods or/and ventilated grossing stations serve as the primary engineering controls to reduce formaldehyde vapors. Rooms in which formalin is used may also require special direct exhaust ventilation. Formaldehyde should be dispensed or used in a chemical fume hood or other appropriately ventilated and approved work area. Check your laboratory's policies and procedures to be sure you use the engineering controls provided, as well as the required personal protective equipment. | View Page |
| Signs Be alert to signs posted on the hospital room door or above the hospital bed.Such signs may warn you to use appropriate personal protective equipment according to your institution’s isolation policies and procedures. Other signs may specify that the left of right arm should be avoided. Patients may also alert you to avoid the use of an arm.
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| Personal protective equipment An impermeable lab coat should be worn to protect clothing from blood & other body fluids.
Gloves must be worn while drawing blood and during all other patient contact.
Appropriate face masks must be worn during contact with patients in certain types of isolation. A sign posted on the patients door will indicate special protective equipment that may be required prior to entering a patient room. | View Page |
| Evaluation of Controls If stains and technique are adequate, S. aureus should be Gram positive (blue) and E. coli should be Gram negative (pink). If control slides do not react appropriately, reliable results cannot be assured for the specimen smears. Check stains and technique and prepare more control smears until proper results are achieved, then remake and stain the new direct smears. If it is impossible to prepare a new smear, the poorly stained smear may still be salvaged. Remove immersion oil from the smear using xylol. Use appropriate procedures and personal protective equipment when using xylol, since it is hazardous chemical. If the smear is underdecolorized, repeat the decolorization and counterstain steps. If the smear is overdecolorized, the slide should be stained again. | View Page |
| Don't Compromise Your Safety An important element of safety is personal protective equipment (PPE). This must be provided to phlebotomists by their facility and may include gloves, lab coats and protective eyewear. An N95 respirator (shown in the lower image) or other respiratory protection may be required to protect the phlebotomist from Mycobacterium tuberculosis or other airborne infectious agents. Phlebotomists and other healthcare workers must be medically cleared and fit-tested to wear N95 respirators. For the phlebotomist, gloves are required during every procedure. The gloves must remain totally intact. The gloves cannot be altered in any way as to expose the hand or fingers to potential bloodborne pathogens. Never remove all or part of the finger tip of the glove while performing venipuncture. | View Page |
| TB Infection Control in the Laboratory The laboratory director is responsible for the development of a risk-based infection control plan for the laboratory.The personnel are trained in methods that minimize the production of aerosols.A respirator is used when performing procedures that can result in aerosolization outside a biological safety cabinet.Personal protective equipment specified in the infection control plan is used.Disposable gloves are worn for all laboratory procedures. | View Page |