Activity 1

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)


  All workers deserve a safe workplace
• universal standard precautions


  wash hands immediately after gloves are removed. wash hands and other skin surfaces immediately if contaminated with blood or other body fluids
• gloves


  before touching blood, body fluids, mucous membranes, non-intact skin on performing venipuncture, change gloves after contact with patient
• laboratory gown


  for procedures likely to generate splashes of blood or other body fluids
• mask and protective eyewear


  for procedures likely to generate splashes of blood or other body fluids
• sharps


  dispose of needles with syringes and other sharp items in puncture-resistant container near point-of-use
• do not recap by hand
• resuscitation

  mouthpieces of resuscitator bags should be available to minimize need for emergency mouth to mouth resuscitation
• waste/linen


  waste and soiled linen should be handled in accordance with policy and local law
• handwashing


  soap and water

  alcohol hand gels
• housekeeping

  use Na hypochlorite (1:10) or 10%

  1 part bleach + 9 parts water

  expiration date: 24 hours
• hepatitis b vaccination


  laboratorians should receive vaccination before or within 10 days of beginning lab work.

  if exposure accident happens, post-exposure evaluation and ff-up (prophylaxis, medical consultation) should be available with no cost
• black


  non infectious dry
• green


  non infectious wet
• yellow


  infectious pathological and pharmaceutical waste
• orange


  radioactive waste
• Handwashing procedure

  1. Remove all rings, watches, and other accessories

  2. Stand back and do not touch the sink

  3. Turn on the faucet and wet hands under warm running water

  4. Apply soap and work up a lather

  5. Rub palm to palm

  6. Rub palm to palm with fingers interlaced with the palm of the other hand

  7. Rub the back of your fingers to opposing palms with fingers interlocked

  8. Sweep the hand from the fingers to the thumb

  9. Rub the tips of fingers in the opposite palm in a circular motion

  10. Rub each wrist with the opposite hand

  11. Rinse the hand in a downward motion from wrist to fingertips

  12. Use your elbow to turn off tap water (clean paper towel can be used)

  13. Wipe each hand with a separate disposable paper towel. discard into the waste can

  14. Leave the area clean and neat