CSMLS Lab Safety Guidelines

CSMLS Lab Safety Guidelines A biological safety cabinet must be tested and certified: A) Upon initial installation B) When moved or repaired C) Annually D) All of the above D A biological safety cabinet must be used for procedures involving open vessels of bio-hazards that: A) May produce infectious aerosols or aerosolized toxins, when aerosol generation cannot be contained through other methods B) Involve high concentrations of bio-hazards C) Involve large volumes or bio-hazards D) All of the above D A canopy hood is a suitable device for exhausting the heat from an autoclave. A) True B) False A A cryogenic liquid is any liquid at a temperature below: A) The freezing point of water B) - 150°C C) -273.3°C D) -73.3°C D A fixed-position face-shield may be used any time eye protection is required. A) True B) False B A good safety culture promotes the following value: A) All injuries are preventable B) Employees are ultimately responsible for safety in the workplace C) Only serious incidents should be reported D) Unsafe workers should be terminated A A hazard is the same as a risk: A) true B) False B A laboratory commissioning process must be followed at the beginning of every new year A) True B) False B A laboratory security risk assessment and a laboratory security program do not need to be documented. A) True B) False B A laboratory ventilation system should be designed and adjusted to maintain the lab under: A) Negative pressure B) Neutral pressure C) Positive pressure D) Variable pressure A A needlestick injury does not have to be reported if an infection does not develop A) True B) False B A person wearing contact lenses should first remove the lenses before attempting to use an emergency eyewash. A) True B) False B A popular mechanism to encourage employee participation in occupational health and safety activities is: A) Provide prizes for having no incidents B) Have a Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee C) Give a poor performance evaluation for those that do not participate D) Require employees to read the safety policy each year B A task hazard analysis is: A) Required for each job, by federal regulation B) A good approach to identifying hazards C) Should be performed by supervisors and managers, rather than workers D) Is not part of an occupational health and safety management system B A typical recommended face velocity for a fume hood is: A) 50 metres per second B) 0.5 metres per second C) 50 feet per minute D) 0.5 feet per minute B A workplace label is not required if a transferred material is completely used up over the course of the same work shift: A) True B) False B All hazards are risks: A) True B) False B An automatic external defibrillator is a specialized medical device that should only be used by a trained medical professional like a doctor or a paramedic A) True B) False B An emergency eye wash should be located: A) Within 10 feet of the eye hazard B) Within 10 seconds walking distance of the eye hazard C) Within 100 feet of the eye hazard D) All of the above B An emergency wash device should be able to provide a flow of water for a period of: A) 15 minutes B) 60 seconds C) 5 minutes D) 10 minutes A An example of an engineering control is: A) Full body coverage (gown, shoe covers, gloves, goggles) B) Strictly enforced safety rules C) All of the above D) None of the above D An example of equipment that may improve ergonomics is: A) a chemical fumehood B) A flammable liquids storage cabinet C) Automated foot operated cryostats D) None of the above C At what classification level do lasers present a risk of an eye inj