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exposure control plan
Medical term Safety and Compliance
The employer's written OSHA plan naming jobs with exposure, how the standard is carried out, and how exposure incidents are evaluated; reviewed at least yearly.
Related terms OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration: part of the U.S. Department of Labor; it writes and enforces… donning Putting on PPE: hand hygiene, gown, mask or respirator, eye protection, then gloves over the gown cuffs. droplet precautions A mask put on when entering the room of a patient with a droplet-spread infection such as influenza or… droplet transmission Spread by larger respiratory droplets from coughing, sneezing or talking that fall within a short distance… engineering controls Safety devices that remove or isolate the hazard itself (OSHA), for example a sharps container or a needle… exposure incident Blood or OPIM reaching the eye, mouth, another mucous membrane or broken skin, or entering through a… false imprisonment Holding or restraining someone against their will with no legal right to do so. fomite An object that carries germs from person to person, such as a shared glucose meter, tourniquet or drawing… four Ds of negligence Memory aid for a negligence claim: a Duty of care, Dereliction (breach) of that duty, Direct cause of the… Study Safety and Compliance
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