Testing Safety For A Laboratory Environment

Following the correct handwashing procedure, wearing the correct PPE, the correct disposal of waste and using the correct cleaning equipment when cleaning spillages, equipment and surfaces.

Dirty hands is the common source of spreading infection. It is very important to keep hands clean to avoid getting infected and spreading infection in the community. It is important to wash hands to keep hands clean. There are two ways to keep hand clean, one way is wash hands with soap and warm water while rubbing hands together for minimum 15 to 30 seconds. Indication of washing hands with soap and water is when hands are visibly dirty, before and after eating, feeding, using the toilet, after coughing or sneezing, after using gloves, taking care of patients. There is also second way to clean hands, but it is advisable to wash hands with soap and water all the time, but it can ignore when soap and water is not available so it is okay to use hand gel or foam in the form of sanitizer. This helps to clean hands or kill germs when hands are not visibly dirty.

It’s important that health and safety procedures are followed when using different types of equipment. The main focus is to keep a safe and hazardless environment for you and the people around you.

All areas that are being used for healthcare activities should be cleaned with either disinfectant wipes each morning and in between patients/procedures. Equipment should be all new out of the packets and clean. For things more major such as vasectomy’s, minor surgery or family planning clinics, areas should be cleaned everywhere with a disinfectant fluid and also with wipes, gloves should always be worn as well as other PPE such as aprons and hats. All equipment should be new from the packet and only touched by the person who is using

As a health care professional, I will help to ensure that work environment is safe by following the rules. Trashing materials in appropriate cans is the most important for all employees in the building. Knowing my responsibilities for my own health and safety in the workplace. If I found something unsafe condition, I will report immediately to my employer. Using personal protection equipment is important for your own safety.

In the essay I have talked about lab procedures lab practice, standard operation procedure communication, training, risk assessment, HSE and HSE inspection Health and welfare at work act 2005 and finally I have talked about Health and safety in a laboratory.

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.

While shadowing my fellow upper cohorts during the clinic I had made many observations. Unfortunately I was only able to shadow one clinic, although I observed a lot. Marie was the first student that I was shadowing, she was the CA for the day. We started by stocking the cabinets with the necessities. Marie and I then took the dental tools out of the machines that cleaned, sterilized, and dried them. I was shown that there are two sides in the lab. What I mean by this is that the left side is a dirty side which you should always wear gloves so that you are always protected from the bacteria and germs that the tools carry. Everything on this side has to be handled carefully and you must always wash and sanitize your hands when you are through. The right side is the clean side where the tools and dental accessories are kept so that they stay clean and sterile. Next I was with Jennifer, although she had no patients that day due to a

8. List three things that one can do to protect oneself from contamination/injury in the laboratory. (6

Wash your hands and all of the equipment with mild soap and water. As a final rinse on the equipment, use deionized water. Dry all equipment thoroughly.

First, you clean your hands (either wash or use hand sanitizer) prior to entering patients room.

During this lab period, the safety procedures that should be followed are wearing your lab coat, safety glasses, gloves and use proper tools for dissection.

When one is working in a laboratory there are many different methods and procedures one must follow to ensure safety. There are three main concepts to ensure lab safety; these are hand washing, personal safety, and proper disposal of materials. Following these protocols would not just helps ensure the safety of me, but also the safety of the ones around me working in the laboratory. These protocols are necessary to ensure optimal experience for the professor and students in the lab. Methods and Materials

Forensic Labs are very important labs in law enforcement. Forensic labs can help develop evidences, process evidences, provide leads, and most importantly, to help investigators and detectives using these leads and evidence to identify the criminals from the innocents. To be perfectly functional, each lab must obey its rules. Lab rules are very important; however, if a lab’s safety rules were broken, that would lead to contamination of evidences, false leads, and most importantly injuries, or deaths. After walking around the lab at UB campus, there were several important rules were broken.

Now, the teacher will ask the students to sit back down in their seats and begin explaining in depth the lab safety rules. The clothing game covered one aspect of lab safety, but now the teacher can go on explaining the other rules such as never working in the lab without the presence of an adult and staying away from chemicals and broken lab equipment. After giving a detailed explanation of each rule, Have the students raise their hands in order to ask questions that may have arisen during the lecture in regards to lab safety. Additionally, ask the class questions reiterating what they have learned such as “What should you do, should an accident occur?” or “Why should you wear safety goggles?”.