Name:
Date:
Department:
PI or Supervisor:
Give the completed exam to your Principal Investigator or supervisor for grading.
BBP training must be completed yearly and compliance is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator or supervisor.
Each Principal Investigator/Supervisor/Instructor is responsible for maintaining their employee and student annual BBP training records, their IBC applications and their BBP Exposure Control Plan in a central location that is accessible to their staff, students and to IBC inspectors.
For non-laboratory settings, each Department is responsible for maintaining employee and student BBP records and the
UM Exposure Control Plan in a location accessible to personnel and inspectors.
1.
Which statement regarding personal protective equipment (PPE) is FALSE? a.
b.
c.
d.
PPE can include gloves, lab coat and face mask
Your employer must provide you with PPE suitable for your job duties
Damaged PPE should be repaired to save money
None of the above
2.
To reduce or eliminate personal exposure from contaminated material - a.
b.
c.
d.
Wash hands for 10-15 seconds with soap
Do not eat, drink, apply cosmetics or contact lenses in the lab
Do not chew tobacco
All of the above
3.
Which of the following statements relates to sharps? a.
Sharps include scalpel blades b.
c.
d.
Sharps should never be placed into regular trash
Sharps should be disposed of into specific Sharps containers
All of the above
4.
Wearing disposable gloves - a.
Prevents needle sticks b.
c.
d.
Provides little protection from exposure to infectious materials
Prevents the need for hand washing
None of the above
5.
Which of the following are potential routes of entry for BBP into the body? a.
Badly chapped hands b.
Cut from a contaminated sharp object
Mucous membrane of the eye
All of the above c.
d.
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6.
If blood or other potentially infectious materials contact a cut on your hand, your first response should be to – a.
Wash the exposed area thoroughly with soap and water, then report the incident and seek medical b.
c.
attention
Seek medical attention
Fill out an accident report d.
Report the incident to your supervisor
7.
BBP training is required - a.
b.
c.
When there are changes in your job that present different ways you might be exposed
When you are initially assigned to job responsibilities where there is potential exposure and annually thereafter
After completing the hepatitis vaccination series d.
Both (a) and (b)
8.
HIV is transmitted by - a.
b.
c.
Casual contact
Blood to blood contact
Sexual contact d.
Both (b) and (c)
9.
Hepatitis B vaccination is encouraged, but - a.
b.
c.
d.
The vaccination is not very effective
You have the option to decline the vaccination
If you do not accept the vaccination, you will not be able to continue in your current position
If you do not accept the vaccination initially, there will be no further opportunity for vaccination
10.
If blood or other potentially infectious material is splashed into your eye, use an eye wash or clean running water for at least - a.
b.
c.
1 minute
5 minutes
15 minutes d.
30 minutes
11.
When working with BBP, decontamination of equipment and surfaces should be done with which of the following? a.
b.
c.
Hot water
50% alcohol
1:10 solution of bleach and water made fresh daily d.
Both (a) and (c)
12.
Which of the following materials could contain BBP? a.
b.
c.
d.
Bloody urine
Human cell culture fluid
a and b
None of the above
13.
Needles should never be – a.
Bent or broken b.
c.
d.
Recapped using two hands
Disposed of into regular trash
All of the above
14.
Which statement about the hepatitis B vaccine is TRUE? a.
The vaccine is very effective
The vaccine is provided to UM employees by Curry Health Center without charge to the employee
The vaccine series is completed within 6 months
All of the above b.
c.
d.
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15.
When cleaning up a spill of contaminated materials - a.
Gloves and respiratory protection are required b.
c.
Allow disinfectant to soak the covered spill for at least 10 minutes; longer time may be required depending upon the disinfectant and the material spilled
Dispose of materials into regular trash d.
None of the above
16.
Which of the following BBP causes the most infections annually in the US? a.
b.
c.
d.
HBV
HCV
HIV
All equally infectious
17.
The hepatitis B vaccine - a.
Is safe, effective and provided free of charge to all at risk employees b.
c.
d.
Cannot be declined if you want to work with BBP
Will protect you from all types of viral hepatitis
All of the above
18.
Following Universal Precautions means - a.
Wearing appropriate personal protective equipment b.
c.
d.
e.
Assuming that material that might be infectious is actually infectious
Wearing appropriate personal protective equipment
Washing hands 10-15 seconds using soap and water after removing gloves
All of the above
19.
When cleaning an accidental spill of potentially infectious material, which statement is FALSE? a.
b.
c.
d.
Keep others away from the spill
Dispose of all waste into the regular trash
Dispose of all waste into red biohazard bags
Autoclave the red biohazard waste bag or call EH&RM for final disposal
20.
Which of the following statements regarding the HIV virus is FALSE? a.
The risk of becoming infected with HIV from a workplace exposure is very low. b.
c.
d.
HIV is not as easily contracted as HBV.
There is no vaccine to prevent infection with the HIV virus
Symptoms of HIV infection are usually expressed immediately after exposure.
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