...Section 1 Biological Safety Chapter 3 Standard Laboratory Practice and Technique STANDARD LABORATORY PRACTICE AND TECHNIQUE Biohazard Warning Signage A sign incorporating the universal biohazard symbol must be posted at the entrance to the laboratory when infectious agents are present. Biosafety Level 1: The sign may include the name of the agent (s) in use, and the name and phone number of the laboratory supervisor or other responsible personnel. Biosafety Level 2: Posted information must include the name of the agent (s), laboratory’s biosafety level, supervisor’s name (or other responsible personnel), telephone number, and required procedures for entering and exiting the laboratory. Biosafety Level 3: Posted information must include the name of the agent (s), laboratory’s biosafety level, supervisor’s name (or other responsible personnel), telephone number(s), and required procedures for entering and exiting the laboratory. Personal Protective Equipment Once a biological hazard has been identified, the supervisor and employee must agree on the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to be worn as the primary barrier of protection. PPE may include, but is not limited to face protection, lab coats and gowns, respirators, and shoe-covers/booties. Supervisory personnel are responsible for the initial demonstration and periodic follow-up of proper use. Appropriate PPE should be donned before handling potentially hazardous biological materials and removed immediately and...
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...On a mission, each of us must comply with the host nation, with Federal, State and Local environmental laws and Regulations. Protecting the environment is everyone responsibilities. The best way we can comply with this is identifying the different areas such as: Areas of environmental concerns, mission- related environmental risks and Potential effects of environmental factors on missions and operations. 1-. Areas of Environmental Concerns: A-.Hazardous Waste (HW): Units must • Have a collection and turn in point • Keep a cleanup, report and document any hazardous spill properly. • Transport all HW according to local and installation procedures. B-.Hazardous material (HM): Units must • Report the location of any unexploded ordnance. • Conduct maintenance involving that HM only after being trained. • Maintain a current inventory and a material safety data sheet (MSDS). • Support the Installation Recycling Program. • Remove materials such as expended brass, communication wires, concertina, booby traps, and propellant charts from training sites. • Conduct police calls to collect and dispose of solid-waste materials (trash). • Dispose of liquid waste from kitchens, showers and baths properly. • Avoid entering terrain drainage areas with vehicles unless the area is dry and the ground will support such activities. C-. Noise Pollution; Units must • Avoid tactical maneuvers in erosion susceptible areas and refill fighting positions. • Verify range restrictions...
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...The problem for emergency responder is “in the case of chemical, biological, and radioactive agents, their presence may not be immediately obvious, making it difficult to determine when and where they have been released, who has been exposed, and what danger is present for first responders and medical technicians” (Managing the Emergency Consequences of Terrorist Incidents, 2002, pg. 9). This makes it increasingly hard for first responders to not only take care of the immediately injured, but they also do not know the risks that are occurring to their own health. For instance, if first responders are responding to a biological threat they may not know that they have been exposed to a pathogen as there is usually a delay between exposure and illness due to an incubation period as with infectious...
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...Processes - physical, chemical, and biological ways in which events affect Earth’s surface * Internal processes come from forces within Earth * Plate tectonics * Result of internal energy of Earth * External processes come from forces on Earth’s surface * Atmospheric effects * Energy from the sun Definitions * Hazard – probability that a specific damaging event will happen within a particular period of time * Risk – a function of the hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and coping capacity * Disaster – hazardous event that occurs over a limited time in a defined area * Catastrophe – massive disaster that requires significant amount of money or time to recover Disaster Trends * Recently, there has been an apparent increase in natural disasters * Eg. Japan tsunami, Haiti earthquake, Hurricane Katrina * The United Nations designated the 1990s as the International Decade for Natural Hazards Reduction * [graph] The cost of natural hazards is increasing worldwide, partly b/c world population doubled from 3bill to 6bill in only 40yrs [graph] The cost of natural hazards is increasing worldwide, partly b/c world population doubled from 3bill to 6bill in only 40yrs Mitigation – reduce the effects of something; natural disaster preparation Death and Damage Caused by Natural Hazards * Those hazards that have a great impact on human life may not cause the most property damage * Hazards vary greatly in their ability...
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...emergency. The HCF leaders duties is to develop a written disaster plan that explains the duties of staff and making this plan available to the staff for crisis preparation. To ensure that the safety and well being of patients are certain during emergencies. The development plan must be assigned to personnel who are familiar with the facility. Depending of the community and location. For example, California prepares for an earthquake, Florida for hurricanes, and Montana for snowstorms. It is also required by the Joint Commission to have the HCF to have a hazard vulnerability analysis under the EC 4.10. (Environmental Control). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations an National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and standards must also be taken into account as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Strategic Plan for Preparedness and Response to biological and Chemical terrorism. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has also issued certain guidelines for design and construction of facilities in locations where there is a recognized potential for certain natural disasters. This plans must provide a process to: Initiate a plan HCF role with community-wide emergency response agencies, including who is in charge, Notify external authorities Notifying Identify and assign personnel during emergencies Managing the following: patients, staff, and staff and family support activities Logistics of critical supplies ...
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...SAFE HANDLING REQUIREMENTS IN THE LABORATORY Hazard Identification The Environmental Health and Risk Management has a standard to abide by that states liquids that are flammable, agents that are toxic, chemicals of a highly reactive nature, and radioactive substances must be used in a way in which there is no true hazard to worker or public health. It is said that chemical hazards are likely one of the most commonly seen in the laboratory setting. These include, electrical, radioactive, biological, mechanical and physical. Some of these hazards require prior approval as and that section can be found in this manual. It is imperative that you as an employee strive to prevent and avoid hazard when working in the laboratory. Labeling When...
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...First Name Surname Instructor Course Date Strategic Action Plan for a Hazardous Materials Incident The strategic action plan outlines the actions needed to accomplish the goal of containing a hazard of a dangerous gas leakage to a given environment. The action plan acts as a tool for social planning in an industrial setup during the cases of emergency. It outlines the necessary steps required, responsibilities of various agencies, risk assessment, the Local Emergency Response Plan, and appropriate training after and before the incident. The dangerous gas covered is Chlorine. Procedure 1. In the case of any emergency of a gas leakage, the persons or groups, which will be actively involved in the process of containing the incident, are the emergency response team of the municipal council and the company. Except, for incidences when the two groups are unreachable, any other person can contribute in managing the incident within reasonable limits. The company’s emergency response team will access the risk involved and guide people on how to leave the affected area. The first aid team will attend to the injured victims out of the parameters of danger through the assistance of the municipal first aiders. 2. The institutions emergency response team will access the level of risk. Among the aspects to be checked will be the amount of gas that has leaked to the environment. It will be gauged through the calculation of the duration of leakage and size of the leakage hole...
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...the term hazard means when something is at a danger and risk . the term risk mitigation is defined as steps to decrease the effects. regulations are very important as without these regulations we can always make a lot of mistakes that can put people at risk . especially in the lab it can put people at a risk if regulations and these laws weren't followed .legalisation is the process of the production of laws , they are set out by the national , state or local organisations. if these legalisation or regulations haven't been followed that can result in accidents occurring , which means that it can put the people at the labs at risk and therefore these accidents have to be rceordered so they wouldn't happen again . COSHH: control of substances hazardous to health is a orgaisatuin that propose rules that need to be fllowed in order to handle hazardous substances in the lab these put the rules out in order to prevent any accidents from occurring . the COSHH it covers a variety of substances like chemicals , fumes and biological agents and many more . it carries risk assessments in order to prevent common lab accidents . it also plans for emergencies . it also helps to train and monitor people who work in the lab . COSHH has been open since 2002 and its been introducing these laws to help to keep the lab safe, these regulations main aim is to control the chemicals are used in a correct way and they workers are protected . it publishes data...
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...UNIT 3 – HEALTH, SAFETY AND SECURITY IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE P1 – Explain potential hazards and the harm that may arise from each in a health and social care setting. Hazards are referred to as anything that can cause harm to someone. Hazards can be found everywhere, for example, people will be able to spot hazards when travelling to work and when they are present in the workplace. Additionally, there are three main types of hazard, these are health hazards, safety hazards and security hazards. A health hazard would be a risk of somebody becoming ill from an incident. A safety hazard would associate with someone becoming injured, however a safety hazard could also relate to an incident that can be caused by broken equipment or a damaged building. A security hazard would be the risk of an incident where for example information has been exposed, intruders entering a property whereby a child might be abducted from a school or even a patient discharges themselves from a health and social care setting without consent. Employers, employees and professionals overall, in particular health and social care professionals have to prevent risks that may arise from hazards in order to keep themselves, other service providers and service users safe from illness, injury or any potential harm overall; every individual within the workplace has to be kept safe from harm (even cleaners and caterers). Although there should be a balance between exposing individuals to unreasonable risks and over...
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...which most people will do at home – changing a lightbulb. I have chosen this as it is an example of an activity that most people can relate to, wether we live in a house or a bungalow. The fluorescent light is on the ground floor of an office block. It is four o’clock on a December afternoon and must be changed. Assume there are no controls in place other than those listed below. The ladder has to be placed in one of the fire escape routes for the room. Hazards Use this box to list all the hazards identified in the activity. The tick box list includes some of the more common hazards that may be encountered when doing your risk assessment. It also provides space to allow you to add your own. In this example we have identified a number of hazards that could be present in this activity. The main ones are concerned with electricity cuts burns working at height working in the dark. These should be written in the hazards section of the form, you will see that we have identified some of the problems associated with those hazards. Those at risk All those exposed to the risk should be listed here. It is important to list everyone who could be harmed as all may influence how you may intend to control the risks. You may decide that you require different controls for others not carrying out those activities. Current Control Measures Use this box to list the current control measures that you have in place and any other controls you could introduce at this stage For this...
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...demand, prioritize persons requiring healthcare or countermeasure resources • Conduct surveillance o Establish and maintain a registry of potentially exposed persons and assess persons for signs and symptoms, need for decontamination and medical treatment o Assess decontamination, treatment and response to treatment, if applicable o Assess short-term, mid-term and long-term health effects o Monitor the health of emergency responders and working conditions o Monitor the health of persons at shelters or mass care centers and prevent and control outbreaks in crowded settings o Ensure the safety of the food and water supply • Assist with the collection of biological or environmental specimens for analysis at public health laboratories (e.g., DCLS, DRH, CDC or other federal agencies) o During periods of high demand, prioritize biological specimens for laboratory testing (e.g., urine bioassay) to determine order of processing o Collect, manage and analyze data • Provide information o Advise emergency responders on how to protect themselves while responding o Advise the public on how to protect health themselves, their household members and other close contacts, their animals and food and water supplies from contamination by radioactive...
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...ENVIROMENTAL HAZARDS An environmental hazard is any hazard that present a danger to a surrounding environment. Environmental hazards in the workplace can range from something as simple as cleaning products not stored properly to the improper handling of bodily fluids. Hazards can be categorized in five types: 1- Chemical 2- Physical 3- Mechanical 4- Biological 5- Psychosocial * WHY SHOULD WE EVALUATE THE WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT? * When people are working in situations that suit their physical and mental abilities, the correct fit between the person and the work task is accomplished. People are then in the optimum situation for learning, working and achieving, without adverse health consequences, e.g. injury, illness. * WHAT WORK ENVIRONMENT FACTORS SHOULD BE ASSESSED? * When assessing the workplace environment, consideration should be given to individual human characteristics such as age, sex, experience, physical stature etc., and how well these human characteristics match the physical environment. Appropriate design of workplace environments will ensure that they accommodate a broad variety of human characteristics. * The four main categories of physical characteristic that need to be considered in the work environment are: 0 clearance, e.g. headroom...
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...General Safety Guidelines 9 2.2 Eating, Drinking, and Smoking 10 2.3 Housekeeping and Maintenance 10 2.5 Spills and Accident Reporting 11 Spills 11 2.6 Accident Reporting 12 2.7 Audits 12 3.0 Standard Laboratory Control Measures 13 3.1 Hygiene Practices 14 3.2 Ventilation 15 3.3 Safety Equipment 15 3.4 Hand wash Stations 16 3.5 Eyewash Stations 16 3.6 Fire Extinguishers 17 3.7 Flammable Storage Cabinets 17 4.0 Emergency And Medical Procedures 18 4.1 Basic Emergency Response 18 4.2 Controllable Release 19 4.3 Injury and illness 19 Preface The nature of the tasks being undertaken at the Ballistics Unit of the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine presents a number of hazards. The risks associated with these hazards can be greatly reduced if appropriate precautions and practices are adhered to. To manage these risks, the Ballistics Unit has developed this general safety manual. The intent of this manual is to provide the guideline for the development and implementation of a comprehensive safety programme which will assist staff in maintaining a safe working environment. Responsibility for the development, implementation and enforcement of the general safety manual and comprehensive safety programme are the responsibility of the officer in charge of the Ballistic Unit. This individual is also responsible for providing the relevant resources in order to ensure the effective implementation of the safety programme. Helpful Telephone...
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...Chapter 23 Haz Mat Study Guide Hazard Types TRACEM: Thermal, Radiological, Asphyxiation, Chemical, Etiological/Biological, Mechanical. Thermal Hazards Elevated Temperature Materials: In a liquid phase at or above 212'F, Intentionally heated heated at or above its liquid phase flash point of 100'F, In a solid phase at or above 464'F. Low Temperatures: Liquefied gases and cryogenic liquids (convert to liquids at or below -130'F) can freeze materials on contact. Radiological Hazards Types of Ionizing Radiation: Alpha (can be stopped by paper or skin), Beta (After traveling 20 feet, can be stopped by a layer of clothing or 0.08 inches of aluminum), Gamma (Can be stopped by 2 inches of lead, 2 feet of concrete, or several feet of earth), Neutron (More penetrating than gamma). Types of Contamination: External, Internal, and Environmental. Asphyxiation Hazards Asphyxiants: Prevent the body from absorbing oxygen. Simple Asphyxiants: Displace oxygen. Chemical Asphyxiants: Prohibit the body from processing available oxygen. Chemical Hazards Poisons/Toxins: Cause injury at the site where they contact the body, Neurotoxins produce systemic effects in the nervous system. Corrosives: Acids (pH less than 7), Bases (pH more than 8), can react violently when mixed with water. Irritants: Cause temporary but sometimes sever inflammation. Convulsants: Cause involuntary muscle contraction. Carcinogens: PVC, Benzene, Asbestos, Arsenic, Nickel...
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