When working around microbial immediate
contamination, our first concern is safety.
Any worker who suffers a cut or break in
the skin should seek ___ medical
attention.
With mold, the most common biohazards inhaled
are mold spores and fragments that can be
______
Aspergillus is a __ which can cause a lung mold
infection called aspergillosis.
With sewage, the most common parasites
biohazards are bacteria, viruses, and ____ _.
Respirators come with different levels of protection
protection, and are rated according to their
" assigned ___ factor."
An employer is required to Provide a safe General Duty
workplace for employees, according to
OSHA's _______ Clause.
A respirator training program must train lung capacity, fit test
technicians how to put on and take off a
respirator, how to take care for a respirator,
and what a respirator well, and will not
protect against. Additional requirements for
wearing a respirator are a _____ of the
technicians lung capacity and a _____ to
assure protection.
A HEPA filter stands for High Efficiency particles
Particulate Air because it removes 99.97%
of _____ down to 0.3 micrometers.
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, The abbreviations for the most commonly APR, PAPR
used respirators in microbial remediation
are ___ for the Air-Purifying Respirator and
____ for the Powered Air-Purifying
Respirator.
Respirators protect workers from breathing inhaled
particles smaller than 5 microns, like mold
spores. The small size of these particles
allows them to be ____ deeply into the
lungs in large quantities.
Breathing mold spores and fragments can Aspergillosis/Asthma
result in adverse effects from mold
exposure such as ___________/_______
Respirators will not protect the wearer from oxygen
potential ___ deficiency.
Dry ice blasting procedures can cause an oxygen, oxygen
_ ___deficiency indoors, so technicians
must utilize an ____ _- monitoring sensor.
The rotavirus is one of the most common virus
_ __ existing in sewage.
For technicians performing sewage ingestion
remediation work, the greatest risk is_____
which a full face respirator helps prevent.
Attempts to salvage sewage contaminated infectious
semi-porous and highly porous materials
such as wall carpet can create a health risk
by liberating _ agents.
Depending on local regulations, technician Sanitary Sewer
should discharge recovered sewage and
rinse water into the ______ system.
Workers who are exposed to sewage infectious
without adequate protection face an
increased risk of disease.
Each time donning a respirator, remediators negative
shall conduct a positive and negative
pressure ___ check.
The immunizations that are highly tetanus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B
recommended to sewage remediation
workers are: _____ /diphtheria vaccine, _____
vaccine and __ vaccine. Health
professionals will recommend the proper
immunizations for each employee.
when exiting containment, the proper Protective clothing, gloves, respirators
order of removing PPE equipment is:
First: _______
Second:_______
Third:_________
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