CC1 (1st quiz)

• What is Hazards?

  Anything that may cause injury, harm or damage.
• 7 Hazards?

  Biologic, Sharps, Chemical, Radioactive, Electrical, Fire/Explosives, Physical
• What are the Laboratory Precautions?

  Universal Precautions, Body Substance Isolation, Standard Precautions
• What are the Chain of Infections?

  Infectious agents, Reservoir, Portal of Exit, Means of transmission, Portal of Entry, Susceptible Host
• What are the Safety Equipments?

  Safety Showers, Eyewash Stations, Fume Hoods, Biosafety Cabinets
• What material is in the A type EXTINGUISHER?

  Water
• What material is in the Type B fire extinguisher?

  Dry Chemical, Carbon Dioxide, Foam, Halon
• What material is in the Type C fire extinguisher?

  Dry Chemical, Carbon Dioxide, Halon
• What material is in the Type ABC fire extinguisher?

  Dry Chemical
• What material is in the Type K fire extinguisher?

  Liquid Designed to Prevent Splashing and Cool the Fire
• In case of Fire, what do we do?

  R - Rescue, A - Alarm, C - Contain, E - Escape / Extinguish
• HOW TO EXTINGUISH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER?

  – Pull pin, A – Aim nozzle, S – Squeeze trigger, S- Sweep nozzle
• FUME HOOD?

  Contain and expel noxious and hazardous fumes from chemical reagents
• BIOSAFETY CABINET?

  High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter.
• TRIPLE PACKAGING SYSTEM • Consists of three layers?

  Primary receptacle, secondary packaging, outer packaging
• CHEMICAL SPILL ON THE WORKING AREA?

  Evacuate the area, Confine spill, Clean up the spill
• NFPA?

  The National Fire Protection Association
• WASTE DISPOSAL, Black?

  Dry Non-Infectious
• WASTE DISPOSAL, Green?

  Wet Non-Infectious
• WASTE DISPOSAL, Yellow?

  Infectious
• WASTE DISPOSAL, Red?

  Sharps / Needles
• Waste disposal, orange?

  Radioactive
• High resistance to thermal shock and chemical attack: can be heated and autoclaved?

  Borosilicate
• 6 times stronger than borosilicate?

  Porex
• Acid and alkali resistant; has heat and electrical tolerance • Used for high precision analytical work and optical reflector mirrors?

  Vycor
• Used for highly alkaline solutions; poor heat resistance?

  Boron-Free
• Sosa-lime glass containing oxides of sodium, silicon, and calcium • Used for some disposable glasswares?

  Flint Glass
• Red and amber in color to prevent exposure to photosensitive substances?

  Low Actinic
• Rigid, clear should not be autoclaved • Used for manufacturing test tubes and graduated cylinders?

  Polystyrene
• Relatively chemically inert. Resistant to most acids, bases and salts • Used for pipette tips and test tube; can be autoclaved?

  Polypropelene
• Almost totally chemically inert and is resistant to a wide range of temperature?

  Teflon
• Very clear material and ideal for graduated cylinders?

  Polycarbonate
• Soft and flexibles, used frequently for tubing?

  Polyvinylchloride
• USP-NF?

  United States Pharmacopeia – National Formulary, and it is used in drug manufacturing
• Suitable for use in most analytical laboratory procedures • Actual impurities are stated on the label; Maximum allowable impurities are listed?

  Analytical Grade
• Utilized in techniques requiring pure chemicals such as chromatography, AAS, fluorometry, immunoassays and standardization techniques?

  Ultrapure
• Not recommended for clinical laboratories; preparation is not uniform • Impurity and limitations are not tested?

  Chemically pure
• Generally used in manufacturing and should never be used in clinical laboratory?

  Technical / Commercial Grade
• Used for test methods requiring minimum interference such as trace metals, iron and enzyme analysis. Best for reagent, control, and standard preparations?

  Type I
• Acceptable for most analytical requirements including reagent, control and standard preparations?

  Type II