Question

discuss the various types of safety hazards commonly found in the clinical laboratory and the impact of each type of safety hazard on the employees. What are the federal standards that govern biological and chemical hazards in a clinical lab? What are the required personal protective equipment measures that must be available and used by employees? How do these federal laws impact laboratory operation and what responsibility do lab managers have in ensuring compliance in the clinical laboratory setting discuss the various types of safety hazards commonly found in the clinical laboratory and the impact of each type of safety hazard on the employees. What are the federal standards that govern biological and chemical hazards in a clinical lab? What are the required personal protective equipment measures that must be available and used by employees? How do these federal laws impact laboratory operation and what responsibility do lab managers have in ensuring compliance in the clinical laboratory setting

Answer 1

In clincal lab using different types of chemicals powerful acids such as Hcl ,Hno_3,different types stains, ,cleaning agents etc.use of chemicals other equipments without caution may cause many accidents in the clinical labs.Some materials highly inflamable others corrosive.So evry time it should handle with caution.We sould follow all the rules of loboratory manual.Normally the hazards are divided into chemicl ,physicl, biological, and electrical

The important chemical hazrds are list out here

• fire or explosion
• thermal and chemical burn
• skin absorption of chemicals
• inhalation of toxic fumes
• cuts and wounds by eqquipments

                 Hazardous chemicals threat to the health of the workers.Fire or explosion may cause te death and hevy lost of the loboratory.If the workers handling the chemicals without cautionto burns,absorption of chemicals affect the different organs such as lungs,liver,brain.Many chemicals are carcinogen too.Inhalaation of toxic fumes very common in labs may cause death of the workers.Sever cut may leads to lost of fuction of limb and eyes.

   The safty measures should help to avoid the accident some measures are discussing here.we should follow all the laboratory rules.Personal protective eqquipment is very safe compared to any other gear.It contins long sleve shirt,lab coat ,googles, gloves. Face shield,particulate respirator,organic vapour respirator.These are help to a certain level but beware of the hazards and handle with caution that is very important.

                       The number of fedaral ,local,state laws are regulate the laboratory actions.Different agencies in allmost countries handle these issues legally.In america ACC,AICHE committees deals with this type of laws and rules .These are effective to handle the issues.