Specialty Written Exam
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Denning [Date] [Course title]
, Cleaning - Answer: Mechanical process using soap and water to remove all visible dirt, debris, and
many disease-causing germs.
Sanitizing - Answer: A chemical process for reducing the number of disease-causing germs on cleaned
surfaces to a safe level.
Disinfecting - Answer: A chemical process that uses specific products to destroy harmful organisms
(except spores) on environmental surfaces.
What does OSHA stand for? - Answer: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
What is OSHA responsible for? - Answer: Regulating and enforcing safety and health standards to
protect employees in the workplace.
What is a MSDS sheet? - Answer: Material safety data sheet that is a result of the HCS.
Contains information by the manufacturer about product safety, safe handling and use procedures,
precautions, and flammability warnings.
Where can an MSDS sheet NOT be located? - Answer: In a bathroom.
What does EPA stand for and what do they do? - Answer: Environmental protection agency. They
register all types of disinfectants sold and used in the U.S.
Federal agencies - Answer: Set guidelines for the manufacturing, sale, and use of equipment and
chemical ingredients along with safety in the workplace.
State agencies - Answer: Regulate licensing, enforcement, and conduct when working in a salon, spa, or
medical facility.
Laws AKA Statues - Answer: Written by both federal and state legislatures that determine the scope of
practice and establishes guidelines for regulatory agencies to make rules.