CAP Pro Course - Safety - Hazardous Chemicals

Continuing Education Credits

• P.A.C.E.® Contact Hours: 1 hour(s)
• Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Science CE Credit Hours -
  Supervision/Administration, Quality Control/Quality Assurance, and Safety: 1 hour(s)

Objectives

• Identify the hazardous chemical classes commonly used in a clinical laboratory and the associated labeling requirements.
• Demonstrate proper storage techniques for hazardous chemicals.
• Recognize where to locate and how to utilize chemical hazard and safety information.
• Define safe work practices and demonstrate proper use of safety equipment.

Course Outline

• Identify the hazardous chemical classes commonly used in a clinical laboratory and the associated labeling requirements.
• Hazardous Chemical Classification in the Clinical Laboratory
• Labeling of Hazardous Chemicals
• Primary Container Labeling
• Secondary Container Labeling
• When pouring a hazardous chemical, such as methanol, from a primary container into a smaller secondary container, what is a common hazard warning used...
• When using the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) diamond to indicate a chemical's hazards, what is used to indicate the severity of any haza...
• A chemical is defined as hazardous if it is capable of causing harm. Many chemicals found in the laboratory may cause a threat to laboratory personnel...
• Connie's laboratory uses a small point-of-care instrument for influenza testing. The daily maintenance includes wiping down the outside of the instrum...
• Demonstrate proper storage techniques for hazardous chemicals.
• Storage of Hazardous Chemicals
• What class of hazardous chemical should never be stored together with a flammable chemical?
• Cathy's laboratory is moving into a brand new area that has been built onto the hospital. When the new flammable storage cabinet arrives, she tries to...
• Due to the reactive nature of chemicals, it is critical to ensure proper storage. Care should be taken not to store incompatible chemicals together. F...
• Kelly is assisting other members of the laboratory staff as they prepare for the opening of a new facility. New instruments are in place, and supplies...
• What is the safest storage option for a chemical identified as toxic and flammable?
• What is the characteristic of oxidizers that make them incompatible with many other materials in storage?
• Recognize where to locate and how to utilize chemical hazard and safety information.
• Safety Data Sheets (SDSs)
• Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP)
• You notice that one of the reagents used in your chemistry department has the "acute toxicity" pictogram (pictured to the right), and you would like t...
• All of the following should be included in your facility's chemical hygiene plan (CHP) except for which of the following?
• The most comprehensive document for information on a hazardous chemical is the chemical's safety data sheet (SDS). As defined by the Globally Harmoniz...
• Mary has volunteered to be the safety officer for her laboratory and would like to review its policies and procedures for handling hazardous chemicals...
• The image to the right is the safety data sheet (SDS) for formalin. According to the SDS, which of the following is not listed as a formalin hazard?
• Which of the following agencies sets mandatory standards for chemical hazard communication and requires that laboratories have up-to-date safety data ...
• Define safe work practices and demonstrate proper use of safety equipment.
• Safety Equipment
• Safe Work Practices
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Engineering Controls
• Emergency Aids
• Engineering controls are the first lines of defense against exposure to chemical hazards in the laboratory. They physically change an instrument or la...
• You are preparing to perform the weekly maintenance on your chemistry analyzers today. This maintenance requires the use of 1.0 N HCl, which can cause...
• Michael, a medical technologist, has some free time and has offered to help the pathology department with making small containers of 10% formalin (fla...
• Each laboratory management team is required to provide certain equipment, policies, and procedures that, when followed, help minimize or prevent the i...
• References
• References

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