Chapter 5F Infection Control

OSHA would most likely be involved in regulating _________.

• the manufacture of chemical products used in the workplace

• the registration of chemical products used in the workplace

• the disposal of chemical products in the workplace

• the sale of chemical products used in the workplace

_________ is any methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of infectious organisms from one individual to another.

• infection control

• sterilization

• standard precaution

• sanitation

_________ is more likely to be governed by federal regulatory agencies rather than state regulatory agencies.

• Licensing for working on the job

• Conduct on the job

• Sale of chemicals used on the job

• Enforcement of job safety

A microorganism is any _________.

• living organism

• infectious organism

• organism of microscopic size

• plant-based organism

Which of the following is TRUE of most bacteria?

• they are contagious

• they are pathogenic

• they are non pathogenic

• they are deadly

If you get sick as a result to overexposure to chemicals at the workplace, what has happened?

• You have contracted a diagnosed disease.

• You have contracted a pathogenic disease.

• You have contracted a parasitic disease.

• You have contracted an occupational disease

Which of the following is NOT one of the cautionary tips to consider when handling disinfectants?

• Use tongs to remove implements from disinfectants.

• Use disinfectants directly on dirty, soft, porous surfaces.

• Wear gloves and safety glasses.

• Avoid skin and eye contact.

If you drop a tool or implement on the floor during a service, you should _________.

• either replace the tool immediately or disinfect the tool prior to continuing the service

• immediately throw the implement or tool in the garbage

• quickly pick it up and continue, if the client does not see that it was dropped

• immediately stop the service and ask your client to come back the next day

According to OSHA, PPE is defined as _________.

• guidelines that require the employee to assume that any human blood is potentially infectious

• specialized clothing or equipment worn by an employee for protection against a hazard

• precautions that include proper hand washing and wearing of gloves around certain chemicals

• items that should be cleaned and disinfected using any of the EPA-registered disinfectants

Which of the following is capable of igniting and burning?

• a carcinogen

• a mutagen

• a combustible

• a chemical