Infection Control Quiz #1

OSHA was created as part of the US Department of Labor to_________.

• regulate and enforce safety and health standards in the workplace

• respect chemicals used in the workplace

• understand safety in the workplace

• modify chemicals used in the workplace

The standards set by OSHA are important to the cosmetology industry because of the products used in salons.

• True

• False

Safety Data Sheets (SDS) are required for all chemical products used in the salon.

• False

• True

SDS provide important information about product_____

• storage

• safety

• efficacy

• disposal

The ___________ registers all types of disinfectants sold and used in the United States.

• SDS

• HGC

• EPA

• OSHA

_______________ are chemical products that destroy most bacteria (excluding spores), fungi and viruses on surfaces.

• Cleansers

• Disinfectants

• Windex

• Infection Control

Hospital disinfectants are designated by the EPA as being effective enough to use in a hospital but not necessary in the salon.

• True

• False

Non porous means:

• an item is made or constructed of a material that has no pores or openings and cannot absorb liquids.

• cannot control the spread of disease

• Can absorb bacteria

• The item won't corrode

Tuberculocidal disinfectants are proven to kill the bacteria that causes tuberculosis.

• True

• False

Some tuberculocidal disinfectants can be harmful to salon tools and equipment.

• True

• False