OSHA Hazard Communication and Chemical Hygiene for Healthcare Personnel (Online CE Course)

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Authors: Terry Jo Gile, MAEd., MLS(ASCP) and Barbara Cebulski, MS, MLS(ASCP)
Reviewer: Laurie Bjerklie, MA, MLS(ASCP)CM

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This course covers the OSHA Chemical Hygiene Standard and helps satisfy OSHA requirements for annual training. Terry Jo Gile covers Haz-Com, the NFPA diamond, and SDS, and explains common sense safety rules applied to healthcare practice. Appropriate for annual healthcare compliance training and for healthcare students prior to clinical rotations.

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Objectives

  • Explain the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Hazard Communications Standard as it relates to healthcare areas where hazardous chemicals are handled and/or stored.
  • Explain labels and coding systems that alert users to chemical hazards.
  • Explain each section of a safety data sheet (SDS).
  • Identify basic laboratory common sense rules that apply to chemical handling.

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Course Outline

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  • Chemicals: Past and Present
  • Labeling Systems
  • Safety Data Sheets
    • Right to Know
    • Sections
      • SDS Example
      • Section 1
      • Sections 2 and 3
      • Section 4
      • Section 5
      • Section 6
      • Section 7
      • Section 8
      • Section 9
      • Section 10
      • Section 11
      • Sections 12 and 13
      • Section 14
      • Section 15
      • Section 16
      • If you accidentally splash a cleaning solution that contains a hazardous chemical on your skin, where could you quickly obtain information regarding t...
  • Safety Precautions
  • References
      • References

Additional Information

Level of Instruction: Basic
Intended Audience: Health care personnel and other professional personnel whose occupations involve the potential of exposure to hazardous chemicals.
Author Information:
Terry Jo Gile, MAEd., MLS(ASCP), has over 45 years of experience as a certified medical technologist. She has a bachelor's degree in Biology from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and a master's degree in Education from Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. For 20 years, she was a member of the management team at Barnes-Jewish Hospital Department of Laboratories in St. Louis, Missouri, and served as the Safety Officer as well as a laboratory safety consultant to the BJC Health System. Terry Jo headed her own consulting firm, Safety Lady, LLC, for 27 years. In that capacity, she lectured and consulted worldwide on the proper implementation of safety programs in clinical laboratories.
Barbara Cebulski, MS, MLS(ASCP), has over 40 years of experience in the medical laboratory profession as a technologist, section supervisor, and laboratory manager. She was an Inspection and Technical Specialist for nine years with the College of American Pathologists in the Laboratory Accreditation Program and, until her retirement in 2015, was Program Director for MediaLab. Barbara holds a Master's in Instructional Technology from Georgia State University.
The authors have no conflict of interest to disclose.
Reviewer Information: Laurie Bjerklie, MA, MLS(ASCP)CM, is a Lead Education Developer. She earned a B.S. in Medical Laboratory Science from the University of North Dakota and an M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction from Saint Xavier University. She has over 15 years of experience in higher education and has held program director and faculty positions in both MLT and MLS programs.

How to Subscribe
Individual course$25Add to cart
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