Bloodborne Pathogens Refresher Training Quiz
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Directions:
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Print this quiz and mark the correct answer to each question.
Return the quiz to EHS by email (ehs@uh.edu) or campus mail (mail code:
1005).
To receive credit for the course, the quiz must be on file with EHS and a score of
80% or higher must be achieved. Good Luck!!
1. What are ways to reach EHS?
a. Website (www.uh.edu/ehs)
b. Phone (713-743-5858)
c. Email (ehs@uh.edu)
d. All of the above
2. How frequently should laboratory personnel wash their hands?
a. After handling viable materials, removing gloves, and before leaving the
laboratory
b. Hand washing is not necessary since gloves are worn at all times
c. Before handling viable materials
d. None of the above
3. Dr. Doe’s laboratory personnel will be collecting blood samples from patients.
Where will they dispose of the needles?
a. Chemical waste bottles
b. Sharps container
c. Trash can
d. Biohazardous Waste Box
4. All laboratory procedures should be performed carefully to minimize creation of
splashes and aerosols:
a. True
b. False
5. How frequently should workspaces be decontaminated?
a. When you know the PI or Department Chair will be visiting the lab
b. At least once a day and after any spill of viable material
c. Whenever you remember
d. When you have more bacterial growth on your bench than in your flask
6. Which of the following should be used to disinfect your workspace?
a. 10% Bleach/70% Ethanol
b. Disinfectants effective against the agents of concern
c. Either a or b
d. Nothing at all
7. Laboratory equipment should be decontaminated prior to maintenance or repairs:
a. True
b. False
8. Which statement is false about biohazardous spills in the laboratory?
a. Do not need to be cleaned because they will eventually evaporate
b. If small enough can be cleaned by trained laboratory personnel
c. EHS should be contacted for larger spills
d. Should be contained and disinfected from the outer edges of the spill toward the
center of the spill (to prevent spreading)
9. All biohazard waste containers must:
a. Be durable and leak proof
b. Contain a lid
c. Be properly labeled
d. Be appropriate for biohazardous waste
e. All of the above
10. Proper disposal method for biohazardous waste:
a. Autoclave
b. Submit a waste pick up request to EHS
c. a or b
d. Take it home and burn it in the back yard
11. Lisa is a Medical Technologist at Regional Memorial Hospital. She is testing
patient blood for HIV. What PPE should she wear when handling the blood?
a. Goggles/Face Shield
b. Lab Coat/Gown
c. Long Pants and Closed Toe Shoes
d. All of the above
12. The lab coats in your laboratory are dirty and need to be laundered. How will you
get them cleaned?
a. You do not need to clean your lab coats.
b. Put them in your car and take them to the nearest laundromat or wash them in
your washing machine
c. Contact EHS or refer to the UH Exposure Control Plan for information on the
laundering of lab coats
d. Lab coats cannot be cleaned, throw them away.
13. Pathogenic microorgamisms present in human blood or other potentially
infectious materials, that cause disease in persons are:
a. Diseases of the bone
b. Cancer
c. Bloodborne Pathogens
d. Allergens
14. What are the three most common Bloodborne Pathogens of concern in the
workplace?
a. Rotavirus, Streptococcus pneumonia, Influenza Virus
b. Herpes Simplex-1 virus (HSV-1), Herpes Simplex-2 virus (HSV-2), Neisseria
gonorrhoeae (Gonorrhea)
c. Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and Human Immunodeficiency
virus (HIV)
d. Bloodborne Pathogens are not a concern in the work place
15. What are some of the methods employed to limit/ minimize laboratory hazards?
a. Spill cleanup procedures
b. Exercise Universal Precautions
c. Wear appropriate PPE
d. All of the above
16. What are examples of engineering controls?
a. Cranes and Forklifts
b. Laboratory coats and goggles
c. Laboratory Chairs and Bench tops
d. Sharps container and Regulated waste container
17. Hepatitis B vaccine is:
a. A vaccine used to prevent Hepatitis B infection after exposure to the Hepatitis B
Virus
b. Offered to employees with occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens
c. Should be paid for by the employee’s department
d. 3 doses given over a 6 month period
e. All of the above
18. After potential exposure to a bloodborne pathogen, how should you clean the site
of injury?
a. Use soap
b. Flush with warm water for at least 15 minutes
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
19. If injured in the work place, employees should:
a. Apply 1st Aid
b. Report injury to supervisor and EHS/Risk Management within 24 hours
c. Seek early medical treatment
d. All of the above
e. None of the above and return to work immediately
20. The written UH Exposure Control Plan:
a. Should be easily accessible to all employees
b. Describes how UH will comply with the OSHA/Texas Department of State Health
Services Bloodborne Pathogen standard
c. Is found in the appendix of the EHS Biological Safety Manual
d. All of the above