MLT PRACTICE TEST| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

What are the three classifications of laboratory hazards? Correct Answer: Physical, Chemical and Biological What governmental agency is responsible for enforcing safety regulations in the workplace? Correct Answer: OSHA What class of biological safety cabinet is most commonly used in clinical laboratories? Correct Answer: Class II What personal protective equipment is commonly worn when working in the biological laboratory? List four items Correct Answer: 1. Gloves 2. Fluid-resistant gowns 3. Face shields or masks 4. Goggles or safety glasses PPE Correct Answer: specialized clothing or equipment used by workers to protect from direct exposure to blood or other potentially infectious or hazardous materials material safety data sheet (MSDS) Correct Answer: written safety information that must be supplied by manufacturers of chemicals and hazardous materials Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) Correct Answer: Congressional Act of 1970 created to help reduce on-the-job illnesses, injuries, and deaths and requiring employers to provide safe working conditions Chemical Hygiene Plan Correct Answer: comprehensive written safety plan detailing the proper use and storage of hazardous chemicals in the workplace National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Correct Answer: federal agency responsible for workplace safety research and that makes recommendations for preventing work-related illness and injury antiseptic Correct Answer: chemical used on living tissue to control the growth of infectious agents bloodborne pathogens (BBP) Correct Answer: pathogens that can be present in human blood (and blood-contaminated body fluids) and that cause disease biohazard Correct Answer: risk or hazard to health or the environment from biological agents disinfectant Correct Answer: chemical used on inanimate objects to kill or inactivate microbes