Standard 7: Safety Practices Lesson 1- 8
Name: _______________________ Date: _____________ Period: _______
LESSON 1: PERSONAL SAFETY WORKSHEET
QUESTIONS
Using the space provided, answer each question or finish each statement completely.
1. Briefly describe what ergonomics is.
2. What musculo-skeletal disorders are among the most common work-related
disorders?
3. What are the factors for musculo-skeletal disorders?
4. List at least five safety precautions Kate learned about during her biology class’
trip to the local hospital.
5. Lack of adequate sleep can result in what kinds of symptoms?
LESSON 2: INTRODUCTION TO INFECTION CONTROL WORKSHEET
VOCABULARY WORDS
On a separate sheet of paper, enter the definition of each word presented:
 Miasmas  Universal Precautions (UP)  Standard Precautions  Contact transmission  Droplet transmission  Airborne transmission  Common vehicle transmission  Vector-borne transmission  Vector -
QUESTIONS
Using the space provided, answer each question or finish each statement completely.
6. Why was the system of Standard Precautions established when UP and BSI were
already being used?
7. Name at least two specialized precautions each that must be enacted with
airborne, droplet, and contact transmissions.
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LESSON 3: THE PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR & INFECTION CONTROL
WORKSHEET
QUESTIONS
Using the space provided, answer each question or finish each statement completely.
1. What are the two primary public health organizations that work to ensure food
safety in the United States and what are their responsibilities?
2. Why do inhabitants of North America rarely come into contact with vector-borne
diseases?
3. Why is malaria must less devastating in the developed world?
4. What diseases have been practically eliminated in the U.S. through vaccination
programs?
LESSON 4: INFECTION CONTROL AND EQUIPMENT PRACTICES
WORKSHEET
VOCABULARY WORDS
On a separate sheet of paper, enter the definition of each word presented:
 Asepsis  Medical asepsis  Surgical asepsis  Eczema  Anaphylaxis -
QUESTIONS
Using the space provided, answer each question or finish each statement completely.
8. Who was Joseph Lister and what did he do?
9. What is the difference between direct and indirect contract transmission?
10. Why is Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis recognized today as a medical pioneer and explain
the result of his decision in his hospital.
11. Why are latex gloves not a substitute for hand washing?
12. In a surgical situation, why does clothing become much more important as a
potential transmission hazard?
13. How do autoclaves work?
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LESSON 5: MORE INFECTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT AND PRACTICES
WORKSHEET
VOCABULARY WORDS
On a separate sheet of paper, enter the definition of each word presented:
 Pandemic  Hemorrhagic  Sharps -
QUESTIONS
Using the space provided, answer each question or finish each statement completely.
14. Health care professionals are only required to wear masks if they come within
_____ feet of a patient with a droplet transmitted disease.
15. Briefly describe the history of SARS, as covered in the online content.
16. Briefly describe what HIV does.
17. Name three characteristics of a quality sharps container.
LESSON 6: LABORATORY SAFETY WORKSHEET
VOCABULARY WORDS
On a separate sheet of paper, enter the definition of each word presented:
 MSDS  BMBL - l
QUESTIONS
Using the space provided, answer each question or finish each statement completely.
18. What was the first safety rule at Nairi Mandvi’s old job and what did it mean?
19. What rule did Bill break during his second week at the lab?
20. What is the list of steps the CDC's Office of Health and Safety provide for
assessing the risks involved in a certain lab procedure?
4. What kinds of gloves are sometimes used by lab workers when latex gloves do
not offer the necessary protection?
5. What are the two basic types of eye wash stations and explain how they work.
6. What are the three basic rules for dealing with an accident in a lab setting?
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LESSON 7: CHEMICAL SAFETY WORKSHEET
VOCABULARY WORDS
On a separate sheet of paper, enter the definition of each word presented:
 NFPA diamond  HMIS labels  Oxidizer  Oxidation  Exothermic -
QUESTIONS
Using the space provided, answer each question or finish each statement completely.
21. What are the colors of the four diamonds on the NFPA diamond and what do they
stand for?
22. The NFPA diamond is meant to be used by _____, the HMIS is meant to be used
by _____.
23. What does the presence of an asterisk in an HMIS label indicate?
7. What does the instability of a substance mean?
8. What was the design of the biohazard symbol based on?
LESSON 8: FIRE SAFETY WORKSHEET
QUESTIONS
Using the space provided, answer each question or finish each statement completely.
1. What did the U.S. Fire Administration report in the late 1990s?
2. What is the four-step trick to remembering how to use a fire extinguisher?
3. What should a health care facility’s coordinated plan to prevent and manage fires
include?