MLT Exam Study Questions and Answers | 100% Pass

MLT Exam Study Questions and Answers | 100% Pass What are the three classifications of laboratory hazards? - Answer️️ -Physical, Chemical and Biological What governmental agency is responsible for enforcing safety regulations in the workplace? - Answer️️ -OSHA What class of biological safety cabinet is most commonly used in clinical laboratories? - Answer️️ -Class II What personal protective equipment is commonly worn when working in the biological laboratory? List four items - Answer️️ -1. Gloves 2. Fluid-resistant gowns 3. Face shields or masks 4. Goggles or safety glasses PPE - Answer️️ -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) - Answer️️ -written safety information that must be supplied by manufacturers of chemicals and hazardous materials Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) - Answer️️ -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 - Answer️️ -comprehensive written safety plan detailing the proper use and storage of hazardous chemicals in the workplace ©SOPHIABENNETT EXAM SOLUTIONS Saturday, September 7, 2024 6:58 PM Page | 2 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - Answer️️ -federal agency responsible for workplace safety research and that makes recommendations for preventing work-related illness and injury antiseptic - Answer️️ -chemical used on living tissue to control the growth of infectious agents bloodborne pathogens (BBP) - Answer️️ -pathogens that can be present in human blood (and blood-contaminated body fluids) and that cause disease biohazard - Answer️️ -risk or hazard to health or the environment from biological agents disinfectant - Answer️️ -chemical used on inanimate objects to kill or inactivate microbes aerosol - Answer️️ -liquid in the form of a very fine mist exposure control plan - Answer️️ -a plan identifying employees at risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens and providing training in methods to prevent exposure How have biological safety rules changed in recent decades? Why have they become more stringent? - Answer️️ -As the hazard of transmitting agents such as HIV and hepatitis B and C viruses became recognized, more stringent biological safety procedures were mandated. List the components of an exposure control plan. - Answer️️ -1. Standard Precautions 2. PPE 3. Engineering controls 4. Work practice contro