Companion Animal - Unit 3.01 - Workplace Safety Quiz

Safe work practices include:

• Being extremely careful when using a needle and syringe or when using sharps.

• Using bent, broken, or clipped needles.

• Reusing needles.

• Leaving needles uncapped when not in use.

Proper animal handling techniques to avoid human and animal injury include:

• Handling only one animal at a time.

• Briefly restraining animals when needed for examination or treatment.

• Keeping a first-aid kit available for workers who suffer bites or scratches.

• Applying pressure using a clean bandage if an animal bites or scratches the handler.

Chemical safety practices include:

• Using chemicals according to label instructions.

• Storing chemicals in the original container.

• Over-mixing and storing chemicals.

• Washing hands and exposed areas after using chemical.

How to avoid cross-contamination:

• Frequently washing hands.

• Eating or drinking in treatment areas.

• Washing lab coats and protective clothing with regular clothes.

• Keeping pens and cages clean.

Personal protective equipment should be worn based on the activity performed. Which of the following options is correct?

• Wearing rubber gloves when handling chemicals.

• Wearing leather gloves to protect against bites and scratches.

• Not wearing eye protection in a research or clinical setting.

• Not wearing a head/hair covering when working with glassware.

Coveralls and lab coats offer additional protection from:

• Minor bites and scratches.

• Chemical spills.

• Broken glassware.

• Respiratory pathogens.

Eye protection should be worn to protect against:

• Respiratory pathogens.

• Broken glassware.

• Bodily fluids.

• Sprays or splashes.

What is the proper technique for washing glassware?

• Using protective plastic/rubber matting in and around the sink.

• Washing multiple pieces at the same time to save time.

• Using brushes with metal handles/ends to clean glassware.

• Storing glassware where they can easily fall and shatter.

If glassware breaks, what should you do?

• Catch the glassware to prevent it from shattering.

• Alert others in the lab.

• Put broken glassware in a regular garbage bin.

• Remove hand and eye protection when handling broken glassware.

When handling broken glassware, what personal protective equipment should you wear?

• Gloves and a lab coat.

• A face shield and rubber boots.

• A respirator and a head/hair covering.

• None, as broken glassware does not pose a risk.