Safety for Health Science Students

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Classroom Rules

• No running, climbing, or throwing.
• Keep bags and purses on shelf or under desk.
• Keep your hands to yourself.
• Respect yourself and others.

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Lab Rules

• Students may not
• be in lab without teacher
• be in storage areas without permission
• sit or lay on beds
• use equipment without permission

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Clinical Rules

• Students must at all times
• stay within assigned unit
• follow facility policy
• dress appropriately
• act in a respectful, courteous manner
• be ready to leave at the proper time
• work within your scope of practice
• doing what you are qualified to do

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Fire

• Elements of fire
• oxygen
• heat (a spark or flame)
• fuel
• One of these must be eliminated to extinguish a
  fire.
• Fire prevention
• storage of flammable materials
• maintenance of electrical equipment
• non smoking facility

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In Case of a Fire

• Know where extinguishers and emergency exits are
• Remember R A C E
• R rescue
• A alarm
• C confine
• E extinguish

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Fire Extinguishers

• Four types
• A wood, paper, cloth
• B grease, oil
• C electrical
• Combo all purpose
• All fire extinguishers must be serviced yearly by
  a professional and checked monthly by the safety
  team

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Using a Fire Extinguisher

• Remember the acronym P A S S
• P -- pull the pin
• A -- aim the nozzle
• S -- squeeze the trigger
• S sweep from side to side

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Hazardous Materials

• A hazardous material is any substance that
  presents a physical or health hazard.
• OSHA requires that employees understand the risks
  and know how to handle hazardous substances.
• Physical hazards can cause fire or explosions.
• Health hazards can cause be acute (short) or
  chronic (long) term.

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OSHAOccupational Safety Health Administration

• Requires that
• All substances must be labeled
• Labels must identify
• physical health hazards
• precaution measures
• PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
• directions for using substance safely
• storage and disposal information
• labels MAY NOT be removed

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MSDS

• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provide
  detailed information about
• Product company identification
• Ingredient information
• Hazard identification
• First aid measures
• Fire fighting measures
• Accidental release measures
• Handling storage
• Exposure controls/ PPE
• Stability reactivity

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MSDS

• Employees (students) must know the location of
  the MSDS and how to use them
• The MSDS book in my classroom is.

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Standard (Universal) Precautions

• Used to reduce the risk of exposure of skin or
  mucous membranes that could come in contact with
  materials that may contain blood-borne pathogens
• MAY include protective barriers such as
• Gloves
• Gowns
• Aprons
• Masks
• Protective eyewear

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What are Standard Precautions?

• They do not apply to
• feces
• nasal secretions, sputum
• sweat
• tears
• urine
• saliva
• vomit
• unless these contain visible blood or are likely
  to contain blood.

• Precautions that apply to
• blood or other body fluids containing blood
• semen
• vaginal secretions.

However, most facilities adopt the policy of
using PPE when in contact with any of these body
fluids.
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Transmission Based Precautions

• Required, in addition to Standard Precautions,
  where airborne, droplet and contact transmission
  of infectious organisms may occur.
• Common transmission based precautions include
• hand washing
• cleaning sanitation of surfaces.

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FOUR WAYS TO SPREAD GERMS (Transmission of
Germs)

• 1. Airborne or respiratory route
• 2 .Direct contact route
• 3. Fecal-oral route
• 4. Blood contact route

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STANDARD PRECAUTIONS How to Practice

• Handwashing
• Gloves
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Sanitizing
• 5. Waste Disposal
• 6. Immunization

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ADDITIONAL PPE

• Mask
• Aprons
• Gowns
• Face shields

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Preventing Muscle Back Injuries

• Ask for help when lifting or moving heavy
  objects.
• Always use large muscles when lifting or moving
  heavy objects.
• Squat when lifting heavy objects.
• Keep objects close to your body.

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Safety Team

• A safety team, made of 6 students, will conduct
  an inspection each month, noting and reporting
  violations.
• All students are responsible for reporting unsafe
  conditions.