safety & sanitation tm1 osha congress passed the occupational health and safety act in 1970 osha...

Safety & Sanitation TM 1

OSHA

• Congress passed the Occupational Health and Safety Act in 1970

OSHAOccupational Safety and Health Act

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resource Standards Addressed

• AS.05.02. Comply with government regulations and safety standards for facilities used in animal production.– AS.05.02.02.a. Distinguish between the types

of laws and regulations pertaining to animal systems.



OSHA

• A government agency, housed in the U.S. Dept. of Labor, which regulates and monitors employee safety in the workplace.




OSHA

• Created to:– “assure safe and healthful working

conditions for working men and women”

– To protect employees from injury



OSHA

- developed a set of guidelines called the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS).



OSHA

- Compliance with these guidelines is mandatory in every business, in every state, and is based on the principle that employees have the “Right to Know” when they are in a situation that could be a health hazard.



OSHA

- The HCS places responsibility on the companies that manufacture hazardous materials and on the employer.



OSHA Guidelines

- Manufacturers are required to label their chemicals clearly and apply warnings if the chemical is flammable, corrosive, or poisonous.


OSHA Guidelines

- Manufacturers must also provide an MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) for every chemical.

OSHA Guidelines


MSDSMaterial Safety Data Sheet

Includes 8 sections:


1) Manufacturer Information




2) Hazard Ingredients/ Identity Information




3) Physical/ Chemical Characteristics




4) Fire and Explosion Hazard Data




5) Reactivity Data




6) Health Hazard Data




7) Precautions for Safe Handling and Use




8) Control Measures




• All businesses are required to comply with OSHA safety standards and laws and are subject to large fines if they fail to comply.


Animal injuries:

bites, kicking, scratches

Physical Hazards


Back injuries:

improperly lifting heavy objects or animals

Physical Hazards


Falls on wet floors

Physical Hazards


Exposure to x-rays

Physical Hazards


Chemical Hazards

Many hazardous chemicals are routinely used in veterinary hospitals.


Drugs

Cleaning agents

Insecticides

Anesthetic gases

Chemical Hazards


Living tissue and organisms

Blood

Urine

Live vaccines

Biological Hazards


Medical waste that has had

contact with living tissue (urine

soaked blankets, bandage

material, etc.)

Biological HazardsBiological Hazards


Needles and scalpels

“Sharps”

Biological HazardsBiological Hazards


Zoonotic Hazards

Viruses

Rabies (Hydrophobia)

Sleeping Sickness (Encephalitis)


Bacteria Cat Scratch Fever Leptospirosis Salmonellosis Brucellosis Anthrax Tuberculosis

Zoonotic Hazards


Parasites

Sarcoptic mange

Toxoplasmosis

Visceral Larva Migrans (Toxocariasis)

Creeping Eruption (Ancylostomiasis)

Zoonotic HazardsZoonotic Hazards


Fungus Ringworm

Zoonotic Hazards


Safety Signs & Equipment

Danger


Radioactive



Biohazard



Wet Floor



Dosimeter



Lead Gloves



Lead Apron



Back Brace



Drug SchedulesSchedule I:

no medical usehigh abuse

Heroin PsilocybinMethaqualone LSDPeyote Marijuana Hashish Hash Oil

amphetamine variants


Drug SchedulesSchedule II:

accepted medical use

high abuse

Dilaudid Demerol Methadone Cocaine PCP Morphine Cannabis Amphetamine Barbiturate


Drug SchedulesSchedule III:

accepted medical use medium abuse

Opium Vicodan Tylenol w/codeine Narcotic Amphetamine Barbiturate


Drug SchedulesSchedule IV:


low abuse

Darvocet Xanax Valium Halcyon Ambien Ativan Barbiturate


Drug SchedulesSchedule V:


very low abuse

Lomotil Phenergan liquid suspensions


Cleaning

- physically removing all visible signs of dirt and organic matter such as feces, blood, hair, etc.

Types of Sanitation


Disinfecting

- destroying most microorganisms on nonliving things by physical or

chemical means

Types of Sanitation


Sterilizing

- destroying ALL microorganisms and viruses on an object using chemicals and/or heat under

pressure

Types of Sanitation


Antiseptics - solutions that destroy

microorganisms or inhibit their growth on living tissue

Types of Sanitation


Alcohols

ethyl alcohol

isopropyl alcohol

ethanol

Commonly Used Chemicals


Aldehydes

gluteraldehyde

formaldehyde



Chlorine

bleach



Iodine and Iodophors

Betadine

Iodine



Quaternary Ammonias

Centrimide

Quatsyl-D



Physical Cleaning

using a chemical with a mop or sponge

Methods of Sanitation


Cold Sterilization

soaking items in a disinfectant chemical until they are used



Dry Heat

incinerating an object or exposing it to flame



Radiation

using ultraviolet or gamma rays



Filtration

removing particles from the air using a physical barrier



Ultrasound

passing high frequency sound waves through a solution to create a vibration that scrubs an object to remove debris



Autoclave

a sealed chamber in which objects are exposed to heat and steam under pressure


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