OSHA Regulations and Guidelines: A Guide for Health Care Providers

by Nielsen, Ronald P.

• ISBN13: 9780766804784
• ISBN10: 076680478X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

This resource provides an overview of the OSHA regulations and standards for safety as they apply to health care sites.(prevention, infection, hazard, chemicals, OSHA, safety, Allied Health, guidelines)

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
SECTION I FACILITY STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES	1	(52)
Chapter 1 Health Care Facility Safety Program	2	(5)
Management Commitment	2	(1)
Written Safety and Health Program	2	(2)
Employee Awareness	4	(1)
Department Safety Representatives	4	(1)
Safety and Health Committees	4	(1)
Areas of Concern	4	(1)
Conclusion	5	(2)
Chapter 2 Indoor Air Quality	7	(6)
Indoor Air Quality	7	(1)
Typical Building Pollutants	7	(1)
Proposed Indoor Air Quality Standard	8	(1)
Employee Complaints	9	(1)
Compliance Program Implementation	9	(1)
Specific Contaminant Source Controls	10	(1)
Information and Training	11	(1)
Recordkeeping	11	(2)
Chapter 3 Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses	13	(4)
OSHA 29 CFR 1904 Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses	13	(2)
Appendix	15	(2)
Chapter 4 Lifting and Ergonomic Guidelines	17	(7)
What is Ergonomics?	17	(2)
Proposed OSHA Ergonomics Standard Subpart U-Ergonomics 29 CFR 1910.500 to 512	19	(5)
Chapter 5 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records	24	(6)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1020 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records	24	(6)
Chapter 6 Employee Emergency and Fire Evacuation Plans	30	(2)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.38 Employee Emergency Plan	30	(1)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.38 Employee Fire Evacuation Plan	31	(1)
Chapter 7 Means of Egress and Fire Protection	32	(6)
Fire Safety	32	(1)
OSHA Subpart E Means of Egress and Subpart L Fire Protection	32	(3)
Appendix	35	(3)
Chapter 8 Electrical	38	(5)
OSHA 29 CFR Subpart S Electrical	38	(3)
Appendix	41	(2)
Chapter 9 Safety Color Code for Marking Physical Hazards and Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags	43	(3)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.144 Safety Color Code for Marking Physical Hazards	43	(1)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.145 Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags	43	(3)
Chapter 10 Abatement Verification	46	(3)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1903 Abatement Verification	46	(3)
Chapter 11 Health Care Security	49	(4)
Facility Security	49	(1)
Management Support and Commitment	49	(1)
Employee Involvement	49	(1)
Written Workplace Violence Program	50	(1)
Post-Incident Response	50	(1)
Worksite Analysis	50	(1)
Employee Surveys	50	(1)
Control and Prevention of Violence	50	(1)
Training	51	(1)
Recordkeeping	51	(2)
SECTION II HEALTH STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES	53	(80)
Chapter 12 Sanitation	54	(3)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.141 Sanitation	54	(3)
Chapter 13 Medical Services and First Aid	57	(2)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid	57	(1)
Water Recommendations for Eye Wash Stations and Drench Showers	57	(2)
Chapter 14 Tuberculosis Guidelines	59	(11)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines	59	(6)
OSHA Guidelines	65	(5)
Chapter 15 Bloodborne Pathogens	70	(7)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens	70	(7)
Chapter 16 Respirators	77	(13)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134 Respirators	77	(7)
Appendix	84	(6)
Chapter 17 Infectious Diseases	90	(16)
Introduction	90	(1)
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome	90	(1)
Amebiasis (Amebic Dysentery)	91	(1)
Anthrax	91	(1)
Babesiosis	91	(1)
Botulism	91	(1)
Brucellosis	91	(1)
Chicken Pox (Varicella Zoster)	92	(1)
Cholera	92	(1)
Diphtheria	92	(1)
E. Coli (Escherichia coli)	93	(1)
Encephalitis	93	(1)
Fifth Disease	93	(1)
Giardiasis (Beaver Fever)	93	(1)
Gonorrhea	93	(1)
Haemophilus Influenza Type B (Hib)	94	(1)
Hepatitis B (HBV)	94	(1)
Histoplasmosis	94	(1)
Legionellosis (Legionnaires Disease)	95	(1)
Leptospirosis (Weil's Disease)	96	(1)
Lyme Disease	96	(1)
Malaria	96	(1)
Measles	97	(1)
Meningococcal Meningitis (Spinal Meningitis, Cerebrospinal Fever, Meningococcemia)	97	(1)
Mumps	97	(1)
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)	98	(1)
Plague	98	(1)
Polio	98	(1)
Psittacosis (Parrot Fever)	99	(1)
Rabies	99	(1)
Reye's Syndrome	99	(1)
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Tickborne Typhus Fever)	100	(1)
Rubella (German Measles)	100	(1)
Salmonellosis	100	(1)
Scabies	101	(1)
Shigellosis (Shigella Dysentery)	101	(1)
Shingles (Herpes Zoster)	101	(1)
Syphilis	102	(1)
Tetanus (Lockjaw)	102	(1)
Toxic Shock Syndrome	102	(1)
Trichinosis	102	(1)
Tuberculosis	103	(1)
Tularemia	103	(1)
Typhoid Fever	103	(1)
Typhus	103	(1)
Yellow Fever	104	(1)
Yersiniosis	104	(2)
Chapter 18 Infection Control	106	(15)
Guidelines for Handwashing and Hospital Environmental Control	106	(11)
Guidelines for Infection Control in Hospital Personnel	117	(4)
Chapter 19 Hazardous Medications	121	(12)
Drugs Involved	121	(1)
Recommended Exposure Limits	122	(1)
Work and Preparation Areas	122	(1)
Waste Drug Disposal	122	(1)
Hazardous Drug Safety and Health Plan	123	(1)
Biological Safety Cabinets (BSC)	123	(1)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)	124	(1)
Equipment	125	(2)
Medical Surveillance	127	(1)
Considerations of the Examining Physician and Facility	128	(1)
Recordkeeping	128	(1)
Hazardous Drugs and the Hazard Communication Standard	128	(2)
Hazardous Drug List	130	(3)
SECTION III INDUSTRIAL STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES	133	(40)
Chapter 20 Personal Protective Equipment	134	(3)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart I Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)	134	(1)
Reference Material for Personal Protective Equipment	135	(2)
Chapter 21 Noise	137	(6)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.95 Noise	137	(4)
Appendix	141	(2)
Chapter 22 Ventilation	143	(8)
Ventilation Systems	143	(1)
Airflow Principles	143	(1)
General Exhaust Ventilation	144	(2)
Local Exhaust Ventilation	146	(5)
Chapter 23 Control of Hazardous Energy: Lockout/Tagout	151	(5)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy	151	(3)
Appendix	154	(2)
Chapter 24 Confined Spaces	156	(8)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 Permit Required Confined Space	156	(6)
Appendix	162	(2)
Chapter 25 Welding	164	(9)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing	164	(5)
Appendix	169	(4)
SECTION IV CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL HAZARDS STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES	173	(92)
Chapter 26 Hazard Communication	174	(5)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200 Hazard Communication	174	(5)
Chapter 27 Hazardous Waste and Regulated Medical Waste	179	(14)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)	179	(8)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)	187	(3)
EPA 40 CFR 22 and 259 Standards for the Tracking and Management of Medical Waste (RMV)	190	(3)
Chapter 28 Ethylene Oxide	193	(7)
Where and How It Is Used	193	(1)
Hazards and How Exposure Occurs	193	(1)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1047 Ethylene Oxide	194	(6)
Chapter 29 Formaldehyde	200	(10)
How It Is Used	200	(1)
Exposure Occurrences	200	(1)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.148 Formaldehyde	200	(10)
Chapter 30 Benzene	210	(10)
Where and How It Is Used	210	(1)
How Exposure Occurs	210	(1)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1028 Benzene	210	(10)
Chapter 31 Lead	220	(8)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1025 Lead	220	(8)
Chapter 32 Asbestos	228	(6)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1001 Asbestos	228	(6)
Chapter 33 Air Contaminants	234	(7)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1000 Air Contaminants	234	(1)
Specific Air Contaminants Relating to Allied Health	235	(6)
Chapter 34 Ionizing Radiation	241	(4)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.96 Ionizing Radiation	241	(2)
Appendix	243	(2)
Chapter 35 Non-Ionizing Radiation	245	(2)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.97 Non-Ionizing Radiation	245	(1)
OSHA 29 CFR 1926.54 Lasers	245	(2)
Chapter 36 Multiple Chemical Sensitivity	247	(2)
Chapter 37 Exposure to Laboratory Hazardous Chemicals	249	(4)
Hazardous Chemicals	249	(1)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1450 Exposure to Laboratory Hazardous Chemicals	249	(4)
Chapter 38 Hazardous Materials	253	(6)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.106 Flammable Liquids and Combustible Liquids	253	(6)
Chapter 39 Compressed Gases/Oxygen Systems	259	(6)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.101 Compressed Gases (General Requirements)	259	(1)
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.104 Oxygen	259	(3)
Appendix	262	(3)
Appendix A Chapter Review Answers	265	(4)
Appendix B National Safety and Health Organizations	269	(2)
Glossary	271	(12)
Index	283