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Laboratory Management Laboratory Safety Questions and Answers Laboratory Safety Standards Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), College of American Pathologists (CAP), The Joint C...

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  • December 26, 2024
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Laboratory Management Laboratory
Safety Questions and Answers
Laboratory Safety Standards - answer Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), College of American Pathologists (CAP), The
Joint Commission (TJC)

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - answer Part of the U.S.
Department of Labor, the primary of purpose of which is to ensure *safe and healthful*
working conditions for every American worker. Accomplished through enforcement of
published regulations, on-site inspections and assessment of fine if the employers found
to be in noncompliance.

OSHA Standards Affecting Clinical Laboratories - answer Hazardous
Communication Standard, Occupational Exposure to *Bloodborne Pathogens*,
Occupational Exposure to *Tuberculosis*, Occupational Exposure to *Hazardous
Chemicals*, Occupational Exposure to *Formaldehyde*.

OSHA Hazardous Communication Standard (1998) - answer Aka the *"Right to
know"* law. Employees must be *informed of hazards in the workplace*, given
instructions on how to protect themselves from these hazards, provided with personal
protective equipment (PPE), Safety Data Sheet be available and accessible.

OSHA Mandatory Plans - answer 1. Exposure Control Plan
2. Chemical Hygiene Plan

Bloodborne Pathogen Risks - answer Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Prevention of Bloodborne Infections - answer 1. Vaccination
2. Universal/Standard Precautions
3. Proper Workplace Practices
3. Personal Protective Equipment
4. Employer has the responsibility to educate/train

Bloodborne Exposure Standard Components - answer Facility must:
1. Develop and Exposure Control Plan
2. Have preventive measures in place
3. Have control methods in place
4. Have a procedure for an exposure incident

, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - answer Lab coats, shoe covers,
gowns/masks, aprons/eye-protection, gloves, handwashing procedures. Gloves must be
worn when there is exposure to blood/other bodily fluids, non-intact skin, mucous
membranes, during phlebotomy, handling contaminated items.

Biosafety Level 1 (BSL-1) - answer *Lab type*: teaching, research
*Lab Practices*: safe microbiological techniques
*Safety Equipment*: open bench work
*Organism Examples*: pathogenic E. coli
*Pathogen Type*: present *minimal* potential hazard to personnel/environment

Biosafety Level 3 - answer *Lab type*: *special diagnostic services*, research
*Lab Practices*: same as BSL-2 + special clothing, controlled access, directional air
flow
*Safety Equipment*: Class III Biosafety Cabinet, other primary devices (e.g. glove box)
for all activities
*Organism Examples*: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Brucella spp, Rabies, Chikugunuya
*Pathogen Type*: Indigenous or exotic agents that present aerosol transmission and
may cause *potentially lethal* disease

Biosafety Level 2 - answer *Lab type*: diagnostic services, research, *primary health
services*
*Lab Practices*: safe microbiological techniques + PPE, biohazard sign
*Safety Equipment*: open bench work + biosafety cabinet II for aerosol agents
*Organism Examples*: influenza, Lyme disease
*Pathogen Type*: associated with human disease and pose *moderate* hazards to
personnel and the environment

Biosafety Level 4 - answer *Lab type*: dangerous pathogen units
*Lab Practices*: same as BSL-3 + airlock entry, shower exit, special waste disposal
*Safety Equipment*: Class III Biosafety Cabinet, positive pressure suit, double door,
autoclave, filtered air
*Organism Examples*: Marburg virus, Ebola Virus, Lassa virus
*Pathogen Type*: dangerous and exotic agents that post *high-risk* of aerosol
transmitted laboratory infections and *life-threatening* disease with no known vaccine or
therapy.

Hepatitis B Virus - answer Travels through blood and affects the liver. Spread
through exposure to infected body fluids (e.g. *blood*) through breaks in skin,
needlesticks/punctures, sexual contact, mother-to-child.

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) - answer Shares many similarities with HBV. Bloodborne
pathogen and spread by same routes as HBV. Strongly associated with chronic
hepatitis and liver cancer.

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