Dr. Labelle's Training Report

5.2 Avoiding hazardous manual handling , conducting a full risk assessment, reporting immediately any difficulties adhering to agreed working practices and using equipment correctly.

Risk assessments are vital to be included within a laboratory setting as it involves evaluating the potential risks which may be involved when completing an experiment or activity. The employer must be aware that risks which someone is exposed to at work must be reduced by them responsibly implementing precautions in order to make the setting safer. They need to analyse: what could possible go wrong? How likely is it? And what would be the consequences? These questions are regularly used when creating a risk assessment so that every risk sheet has a similar outline and meets the criteria of an effective risk assessment. It covers the general procedures, the working environment and the handling, storage and transportation of various substances.

This policy sets out guidelines for the staff to help ensure that the workplace is up to a high standard when it comes to a safe and healthy environment. The employees of the surgery have a responsibility to follow these health and safety rules while at work. This policy is set in place to ensure that staff and patients are in safe premises and are surrounded by safe equipment. The transport, use, storage and handling of substances must be safe and done with care. These duties include each member of staff taking responsibility of their own health and safety as well as other people who may be affected by their actions or errors, staff must not intentionally or recklessly misuse or interfere with anything that is provided in the interests of health and safety at work, all members of staff are required to report any hazard or unsafe working practice in the surgery and to take appropriate action to make the situation safe if possible, also they must report any accident or incident that they are involved in to their supervisor or manager and complete an incident form in detail.

Work place safety practices always involve knowing what kinds of kinds of hazards are in the work place. Hazards include short and long-term effects of waste anesthetic gas, the storage for compressed gas cylinders, and precautions of exposure to injectable anesthetic agents. A couple of hazards of waste inhalant anesthetic gas would be inhaling the gases from the vaporizer, a spill of the anesthetic liquid or the gas escaping the anesthetic machine during the time they are under anesthesia. For handling the compressed gases properly, the use and storage of the cylinders are critical. The cylinders need to be chained to the wall, they are required to be in an upright position, keep away from anything that is flammable, they need to be put away from areas in the clinic that are busy, and empty and full cylinders should be kept apart. Accidental exposure to the injectable agents is not a good thing and the precautions are important to know. The technician should be educated before about the use of potent opioids, the effects of them, as well as having a reversal agent ready for use. A technician should never work alone and should always wear gloves, a closed container for the needles as well as syringes, and lastly having a treatment plan if there is an

My company, Eastern State Marine, has a contract to buy and use newly developed paint and rust remover from Virginia Allied Chemical. The rust and paint remover are chemical hazard. Chemical hazards can be inhaled or absorbed through the skin or both, and usually come in the form of mists, vapors, gases, dusts, and fumes (Goetsch 365). As a Human Resources Specialist I need to assess the risks in the workplace and implement and maintain effective control measures (HSE). My first step would be to fill out a safety data sheet and allow employees to view it. By filling this out, I will be able to properly identify the chemical and understand how harmful or toxic it could be. Once I understand how hazardous or toxic the chemical is, then I

Protective equipment and garments are worn whenever handling chemotherapy agents. Two pair of gloves are worn and a disposable gown. At times respirators are used when inhalation is possible and eye and face protection is worn if splashing is possible. There is a container inside the room to dispose of PPE gear. A chemotherapy precaution sign is placed on the patient’s door making healthcare workers aware. All hazardous material is placed in a hazardous bag and disposed of properly. There is a special container that is used for disposing of chemotherapy agents.

Knowing the laboratory safety guidelines are essential to all biology students. Wear shoes that cover their entire foot and safety goggles to protect your eyes. Clean safety googles before and after the lab with alcohol wipe. Wear nonlatex gloves because they’re chemical resistant. When finished with the exercise, nonlatex gloves are disposed in the trash. Eating and drinking are prohibited in the lab. Broken glass are placed in the broken glass container. Liquid chemicals and reagents are disposed in the sink and solid waste materials are disposed in the garbage can. Know where the first aid kits, fire extinguishers, fire blanket, eyewash stations and showers are in the laboratory. Biohazard container is used to dispose wastes that can contaminate.

My attention was not drawn to this issue at the time it occurred. As I stated earlier, when instructions were given by some of my peer evaluators, they were either vague or inconsistent due to a lack of clarity regarding their expectations. I was asked to write a laboratory safety protocol for an empty laboratory. I had to be specific on the name of each material yet to be bought. I was also informed to have all operating procedures ready. Efforts to make my peer mentor understand that this was not a genetic laboratory failed. Safety protocols for a genetic laboratory are relatively straightforward. Protocols for a hard-core science laboratory, which I was been being asked to develop, are more complex and depend on the type and nature of materials and experiments to be carried out. You cannot write protocols for an empty

The primary source of data collected came from an interview with Sandra Fly, the Director of Quality Department at St. David's Healthcare. She is also in charge of the entire quality control of the hospital. During the interview, she told us the hospital’s expectation about proper handling of hazardous human waste. Every new hires has to go through required training and orientation. After that the hospital put the new hired on a probationary period for 30 days. After 60 days, there is a peer review process. Annual training and annual peer review is mandatory at St. David's Healthcare. Annual Training at St. David's Healthcare is done using hands-on simulation labs as well as online training sessions with visual aids for those who have limited time.

In 2000, a Cincinnati nursing home had an unfortunate accident in which a bottle of nitrogen was mistaken for pure oxygen. As a result, four residents passed away. This situation provides an opportunity for organizations to look at how their processes may lead to potential failures. It is also important to understand how certain conditions can influence errors and violation within the workplace. In this incidence, OSHA turned the case over to the FDA for further investigation. Health care administrators should understand the differences between the two agencies so that adverse events are reported to the correctly. Another vital role for a health care administrator is to understand the five principles of the Culture of Safety model, how the model could have been used to avoid this error, and how to apply them within their institutions to avoid other potential mistakes.

The quantity and type of hazardous materials handled at the facility and the nature of our operations present a relatively low risk of a dangerous incident involving exposure to hazardous materials. Further, we rely upon community provided emergency services for primary emergency response should such an incident occur. Nevertheless, there are certain emergency response activities that facility personnel may undertake. This is especially true in the event of a spill or other unplanned release of a hazardous material. Should, for example, a bulk oil storage tank fail, a significant release could occur and a prompt facility response may be required to prevent an environmentally damaging incident. The facility can also respond in

The laboratory practices and safety precautions that were demonstrated in the video will help reduce hazards, due to, these videos gave precise guideline, that, if, adhered to will keep all, safe. some of these advisements were, but, are not limited to, the proper handwashing technique, (thoroughly washing under warmest water, tolerated, for twenty seconds), disinfection of work area before and after working, allowing for only the lab manual/book to be on area along with experiment and equipment.

To develop a departmental plan for laboratory services we must consider ethical issues or dilemma’s the department may face. Many of the ethical issues or dilemmas faced by the department include: Health and safety- The proper procedure

In the laboratory, all students, as well as laboratory instructors, are required to follow a specific and serious list of instructions in order to ensure the safety of themselves and their classmates. Students are expected to wear the appropriate attire at all times. This includes but is not limited to long pants, closed-toed shoes, such as boots or tennis shoes, and safety goggles with a fully sealed rim. These measures are not to be taken lightly otherwise a student may be harmed by a chemical burn if a spill were to happen. Students with long hair are also responsible for tying back their hair so it doesn’t accidentally burn from the experimental substances. Gloves are to be worn whenever the instructor tells the students they are required.

Chemical store management- it is important that the chemical store management is followed as it is important to understand the labels and which ones are dangerous and very harmful and which ones are harmless but still need to be taken with caution. This can be communicated through record books by showing which ones have been used or taken out for experiments, it can also be communicated by face to face as other technicians can talk directly with each other to tell people which chemical they’ve used. This is used as a safety precaution to show that some chemicals are dangerous than others and also what chemicals have been used and if they need to be replaced. You also need to focus when carrying chemicals as they could slip out of your hand and cause harm to you and others if you get a dangerous chemical on clothing or skin.