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What are hazards? - ANSWER✔✔ - potential to cause injury or illness
- all risks are hazards
What is a risk? - ANSWER✔✔ - real possibility that there will be exposure as well
as the extent of damage an exposure will cause
Effective risk managment process - ANSWER✔✔ - identifying the hazards
Job hazard assessment - ANSWER✔✔ 1. List all the critical steps of the job
2. Identify all equipment and procedures
3. Identify potential hazards at each step
4. Review available control measures
5. Verify the effectiveness of controls
Risk assessment - ANSWER✔✔ - probability, severity, frequency of hazard
exposure
Probability - ANSWER✔✔ Likelihood that the hazard may result in an injury
Severity - ANSWER✔✔ The degree of harm or injury
Frequency - ANSWER✔✔ How often workers are exposed to the hazard
,Risk - ANSWER✔✔ The degree of danger presented by a hazard
T/F: it is a good idea for employees to participate in the hazard assessment and
control process - ANSWER✔✔ True
T/F: psychological hazards are not included in the hazard assessment process as
they are considered "soft hazards" and their identification and control is
controversial - ANSWER✔✔ False
For the hazard assessment, it is useful to consider: - ANSWER✔✔ worst case
scenario
In risk assessment, the likelihood that a hazard may result in an injury is
considered: - ANSWER✔✔ probability
In risk assessment, the degree of harm or injury that may result from an exposure
is: - ANSWER✔✔ Severity
T/F: in risk assessment, it is important to consider how often workers are exposed
to a hazard - ANSWER✔✔ True
T/F: hazard assessment procedures should include a requirement to identify control
measures using the hierarchy of controls - ANSWER✔✔ True
Hazard assessment documents include: - ANSWER✔✔ Who should implement
additional controls
,Hazard assessments are useful ofr: - ANSWER✔✔ Due diligence, identifying
deficiencies and recommended additional controls, training new employees
Causal factors - ANSWER✔✔ - needle puncture
- injury with broken glass or sharp object
- contact with biological hazard
- aspiration through pipette
- animal bites or scratches
Minister of health is responsible for: - ANSWER✔✔ Administration and
enforcement of the human pathogens and toxins act and regulations
Public health agency of canada - ANSWER✔✔ Regulatory agency that
communicates and enforces the legislation
Purpose of legislation - ANSWER✔✔ Establish a safety and security regime to
protect the health and safety of the public against the risks posed by human and
animal pathogens and toxins
Human pathogens and toxins regulations established governance over: -
ANSWER✔✔ - licensing
- authorized persons
- inventory requirements
- security sensitive biological agents
- security clearances
- functions and qualifications of biosafety officers
, - reporting
Canadian biosafety standard/handbook - ANSWER✔✔ Provide technical
information, recommendations and guidance related to the design, construction and
use of laboratory spaces for research, development and diagnostic purposes
- contain information on physical containment requirements, operational practice
requirements and performance and verification testing requirements
3 standards/guidelines for canadian biosafety standard/handbook - ANSWER✔✔
Human pathogens and toxins: laboratory biosafety guidelines, 3rd edition, 2004
Terrestrial animal pathogens: containment standards for veterinary facilities, 1st
edition, 1996
Prions: containment standards for laboratories, animal facilities, post mortem
rooms handling prion disease agents, 1st edition, 2005
Risk group 1 - ANSWER✔✔ low individual risk, low community risk
Risk group 2 - ANSWER✔✔ moderate individual and low community risk
Risk group 3 - ANSWER✔✔ High individual risk, low community risk
Risk group 4 - ANSWER✔✔ High individual risk, high community risk
Risk group - ANSWER✔✔ The classification of biological material based on its
inherent characteristics, including pathogenicity, virulence, risk of spread and
availability of effective prophylactic or therapeutic treatments, that describe the
risk to the health of individuals and the public as well as the health of animals and
the animal population
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