OSHA & Infection Control in the Dental Office exam with complete solutions
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Course
Dental Laws and Infection
Institution
Dental Laws And Infection
-Occupational Safety and Health Administration
-Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
-OSHA is the ___ - which is part of the United States Department of Labor
-___ was passed to prevent workers from being harmed or killed at work
-Once the act was passed the administration was established...
OSHA & Infection Control in the Dental
Office exam with complete solutions
-Occupational Safety and Health Administration
-Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 - ANSWER- -OSHA is the ___ - which
is part of the United States Department of Labor
-___ was passed to prevent workers from being harmed or killed at work
-Once the act was passed the administration was established to enforce the Act
-Established "standards" which employers must follow to minimize their workers
exposure to hazards/risks
-Failure to comply with OSHA standards can result in citations and fines
-Who must follow OSHA?
-All employers and their employees within the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and
other U.S. Territories
- ANSWER- -Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 established both the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• NIOSH is part of the CDC in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Functions to prevent and control diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, and
environmental threats
• CDC's infection control guidelines aim to protect healthcare workers and
patients
• CDC has no regulatory authority, the infection control recommendations are
considered a standard of care and have been adopted by many state dental
boards...Is Mississippi one of them?
• Mississippi is a Federal OSHA state
OSHA - ANSWER- -U.S. Department of Labor
• Responsible for developing and enforcing workplace safety and health
regulations
, NIOSH - ANSWER- • Part of CDC
• Within in the Department of Health and Human Services
• Aids in assuring safe and healthful working conditions for employees by
providing research, information, education, and training in the field of
occupational safety and health
- ANSWER- OSHA RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Employers Must:
• Follow OSHA standards
• Correct hazards
• Inform employees of potential hazards
• Notify OSHA within 8 hours of workplace fatality or any inpatient hospitalization
• Provide PPE at no cost to employees
• Accurate documentation of work-related injuries and illnesses
• Post OSHA citations, injury and illness summary data and OSHA poster
• No retaliation against any worker
- ANSWER- Employees have the right to:
• Safe working conditions• Informed of training and information pertaining to
hazards, methods to prevent harm, and OSHA standards which apply to their
workplace
• Review records of work-related injury and illness
• Copies of test results done to measure hazards
• File a complaint asking OSHA to inspect their workplace if potential violation is
suspected
• Rights under the law without retaliation
• Employee cannot be fired, demoted, transferred - if so, a complaint can be filed
with OSHA (must be made within 30 days of alleged retaliation)
OSHA Manual - ANSWER- • Dental office must have current/comprehensive OSHA
manual
• New one every 5 years
• All sections must be completed including employee forms
• Employee forms must be filled out, organized, and signed by each employee
• Very labor intensive but worth having all necessary documentation
Components of an OSHA manual - ANSWER- 1. Copies of
• OSHA standards pertaining to dentistry
• Employee documentation forms (initial training, annual updates, vaccination
records, etc)
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