Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP) Exam (100 out of 100) Questions and Answers | Latest Update | New PDF

Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP) Exam (100 out of 100) Questions and Answers | Latest Update | New PDF Q: Name 3 areas in a healthcare facility that could be a place for ideal growth of Legionella evaporative condensers, spas/whirlpools, misters/spray nozzels Q: What are four major color codes for safety? Red - danger/immediate risk; Orange - risk for danger but not immediate; yellow - caution; biological hazard - orange red or florescent orange. Q: what is the meaning of building related illness? a clinically diagnosable disease or condition (as Legionnaires' disease or an allergic reaction) caused by a microorganism or substance demonstrably present in a building —abbreviation BRI Q: What is the meaning of sick building syndrome? a set of symptoms (as headache, fatigue, eye irritation, and breathing difficulties) that typically affect workers in modern airtight office buildings, that are believed to be caused by indoor pollutants (as formaldehyde fumes, particulate matter, or microorganisms), and that tend to disappear when affected individuals leave the building —abbreviation SBS Q: list 5 measures that can help to prevent healthcare slip, trip, and fall events Good Housekeeping, keeping floors clean/dry, proper cleaning procedures on floors, wearing slip resistant shoes, prevent entry into wet areas. ( Q: What is an OSHA defined Permit Required Confined Space? a confined space that has one or more of the following characteristics: contains or has the potential to contain a hazardous atmosphere; contains material that has the potential to engulf an entrant; has walls that converge inward or floors that slope downward and taper into a smaller area which could trap or asphyxiate an entrant; or contains any other recognized safety or health hazard, such as unguarded machinery, exposed live wires, or heat stress. ( Q: List 4 agencies that publish ventilation-related standards 1 - The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). 2 - Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) 3 - American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 4-the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Q: define food related cross contamination Cross contamination can occur through indirect spread of bacteria, virus, toxins, and parasites from raw food to ready-to-eat food by equipment, food handlers, cook utensils, or surfaces (e.g., refrigerator handles, knives, or preparation areas). • Germs can be spread by hands, cutting boards, utensils, counter tops, and food Q: What color should warn against a tripping hazard? yellow Q: List 3 safety & health hazards r/t healthcare laser usage flammability, electrical, explosion (& radiation). Can cause eye injury, thermal injury, or tissue injury. Q: What agency requires the briefing of workers about radiation reproductive hazards? OSHA Q: Define Curie a unit of radioactivity, corresponding to 3.7 × 1010 disintegrations per second. the quantity of radioactive substance that emits one curie of activity. Q: Define RAD A unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation, equal to 100 ergs per gram or 0.01 joule per kilogram of irradiated material. Q: Define Rem a unit of effective absorbed dose of ionizing radiation in human tissue, equivalent to one roentgen of Xrays. Q: Define Alpha particles a helium nucleus emitted by some radioactive substances, originally regarded as a ray. Q: Define beta particles a fast-moving electron emitted by radioactive decay of substances. (The emission of beta particles was originally regarded as a ray.). Q: Define gamma rays penetrating electromagnetic radiation of a kind arising from the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei. Q: What are the 3 best controls against exposure to external radiation hazards? time, distance, shielding Q: List & define 4 types of ionizing radiation found in healthcare alpha, beta, gamma, xrays Q: Risk control begins with: 1. Identifying potential losses 2. Evaluating potential losses 3. Examining alternative risk management techniques 4. Implementing the risk management program 5. Controlling/monitoring the program; Q: What organization certifies manufacture of respirators? OSHA Q: Some safety functions fail to produce results because too much emphasis is placed on activities instead of transformational actions. T or F? True Q: What term describes the max allowed osha exposure for workers during an 8-hr day? PEL Q: What is the most common route of chem exposure in the workplace? Inhalation Q: What is the best method of controlling worker exposures to airborne hazards? Ensure the operation has adequate local or general ventilation Q: What is a requirement of osha blood borne standard? Employers must consider safety needles from front-line worker input on selection Q: What legislation addresses hazardous waste disposal activities? Resource Conservation & Recovery Act Q: What would be initial response to a haz spill that could run inot a drain? Containing the has spill & following proper disposal methods Q: What is the best method of identifying workplace hazards? Worksite analysis & surveys Q: Risk control begins with identifying potential losses. What are 2 ways this is effective? 1. analyzing reasons for the potential or actual loss 2. determining and implementing the best control alternatives