University Hospital Laboratory-Lab Safety: Barriers For Your Protection #21-0075

(True or False) Hands should be washed frequently during the day, before leaving the laboratory, before and after contact with patients and patient samples, after removing gloves, and before eating.

(True or False) Lab coats and gloves are NOT REQUIRED to be worn when working with or testing patient samples.

(True or False) When cleaning up chemical spills, at minimum, you should wear gloves, a face shield, and a lab coat.

(True or False) Eating and drinking ARE allowed in the laboratory technical areas?

(True or False) Formalin should not be stored in the same cabinet with, or mixed with, hydrochloric acid or chloride-containing solutions, such as sodium hypochlorite (bleach), because of the danger of a chemical reaction that would produce bis-chloromethyl ether, a potent carcinogen.

(True or False) Safety cabinets designed to hold flammables should be marked FLAMMABLES STORAGE and include a KEEP FIRE AWAY warning in large letters on the front of the cabinet. Also, all stored contents Must be well labeled, dated and inventoried every 6 months.

(True or False) The Laboratory DOES NOT have a waste management system for segregating Biohazard Waste, Sharpes Waste, Chemical Waste and General Waste.

(True or False) Mouth pipetting of specimens is READILY PERMITTED in the laboratory.

(True or False) Contact Lenses, especially the soft ones, will absorb certain solvents and also constitute a hazard in splashes or spills, offer no protection from a splash and may concentrate caustic material against the cornea or prevent tears from washing a caustic away. YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO WEAR CONTACTS IN THE LABORATORY.

(True or False) Chemicals that REACT together should be separated in storage area.

(True or False) Safety is everyone’s business.

(True or False) Alcohols, xylene, or formalin ARE disposed of via the sink and sewer system.

(True or False) You should report ALL injuries to your supervisor.

(True or False) Appropriate spill cleanup supplies are available for immediate use ONLY in the Core Lab.

(True or False) It is OKAY to handle electrical connections with wet hands and when standing on a damp floor.

(True or False) Only authorized personnel should be allowed in laboratory area.