State Board Theory Exam Michigan
safety & infection and client consultation
Questions and Correct Answers the Latest
Update and Recommended Version
Define Clean
→ A mechanical process using soap and water or detergent and water to remove all
visible dirt debris and many disease causing germs.
Define sanitizing
→ A chemical process for reducing the number of disease causing germs on cleaned
surfaces to a safe level.
What does OSHA stand for?
→ Occupational Safety and Health Administration
What is an SDS and MSDS?
→ Safety Data Sheet
→ Material Safety Data Sheet for all chemical products manufactured and sold
Define disinfectant
→ chemical products that destroy most bacteria (excluding spores), fungi, and viruses on
surfaces.
Define hospital disinfectants
→ Designated by the EPA as being effective enough to be used in a hospital setting
Define nonporous
1|Page| GradeA+ | 2 0 0 2 5
, 2 0 2 4 /2025 | © copyright | This work may not be copied for profit gain Excel!
→ material that has no pores or openings. can not absorb liquids.
Define disease
→ An abnormal condition of all or part of the body, or its systems or organs, that makes
the body incapable of carrying on normal function.
define tuberculocidal disinfectants
→ Proven to kill the bacteria that cause tuberculosis in addition to the pathogens
destroyed through use of hospital disinfectants.
Define infection control
→ Refers to the methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of infections
organisms
Define infectious disease
→ Caused by pathogenic (harmful) organisms that enter the body. That spread from one
person to another
Bactericidal
→ Capable of destroying bacteria
Virucidal
→ Capable of destroying viruses
Fungicidal
→ Capable of destroying fungi
Define bacteria
1|Page| GradeA+ | 2 0 0 2 5