Specimen Processing and Handling: (Complete this section if your laboratory performs Specimen Processing and Handling. If your laboratory does not perform any Specimen Processing and Handling skip to Commercial Rapid Antigen Testing Assays.) Specimen Processing and Handling: Pathogen(s): There is a potential to be exposed to many pathogens during specimen handling dependent on the patient’s health, the specimen type, how the specimen was collected and transported, and the integrity of the specimen when it is received in the lab. Infectious Dose: Dependent on the pathogen. Routes of Transmission: Parenteral inoculation from a needle stick or other sharps Ingestion from spill or splash into mouth Contact from touching, or a spill or splash onto mucous membrane or non-intact skin Inhalation of infectious aerosol Procedure Process Step Potential Hazards Initial Risk Control (Mitigation) Residual Level Risk Use of Biosafety Turn on biosafety cabinet (BSC) Airflow disruption Moderate Required: Low for 4 minutes before using. caused by: Cabinet (BSC) Follow written policy for use of BSC, airflow to make sure BSC Moving in and cleaning/disinfection, and maintenance. Wear PPE: lab coat, gloves and additional is working properly before out of BSC too eye protection when is a risk for a using. quickly splash or spray. Make sure that no items in BSC Items placed on Check on air handling capabilities to are disrupting the airflow. the air ducts determine if BSC needs to remain Remove all equipment/supplies Too many items running at all times or can be turned off that will not be used. in BSC when not in use. Use proper technique when Location of Make sure that the BSC contains only the working in BSC so as not to hood in busy essential items necessary for the work disrupt the airflow. being performed when working in the traffic area BSC. Decontaminate before BSC stops Additional Protection - Preferred: removing from the BSC. functioning Audible sounds if BSC stops working and disinfect BSC after properly while in correctly and airflow is not within the use. use. acceptable range. Allow BSC to run for 4 minutes after completing all work before turning off.
Specimen Processing and Handling: (Complete this section if your laboratory performs Specimen Processing and Handling. If your laboratory does not perform any Specimen Processing and Handling skip to Commercial Rapid Antigen Testing Assays.) Specimen Processing and Handling: Pathogen(s): There is a potential to be exposed to many pathogens during specimen handling dependent on the patient’s health, the specimen type, how the specimen was collected and transported, and the integrity of the specimen when it is received in the lab. Infectious Dose: Dependent on the pathogen. Routes of Transmission: Parenteral inoculation from a needle stick or other sharps Ingestion from spill or splash into mouth Contact from touching, or a spill or splash onto mucous membrane or non-intact skin Inhalation of infectious aerosol Procedure Process Step Potential Hazards Initial Risk Level Control (Mitigation) Residual Risk Use of Biosafety Cabinet (BSC) Turn on biosafety cabinet (BSC) for 4 minutes before using. airflow to make sure BSC is working properly before using. Make sure that no items in BSC are disrupting the airflow. Remove all equipment/supplies that will not be used. Use proper technique when working in BSC so as not to disrupt the airflow. Decontaminate before removing from the BSC. and disinfect BSC after use. Allow BSC to run for 4 minutes after completing all work before turning off. Airflow disruption caused by: Moving in and out of BSC too quickly Items placed on the air ducts Too many items in BSC Location of hood in busy traffic area BSC stops functioning properly while in use. Moderate Required: Follow written policy for use of BSC, cleaning/disinfection, and maintenance. Wear PPE: lab coat, gloves and additional eye protection when is a risk for a splash or spray. Check on air handling capabilities to determine if BSC needs to remain running at all times or can be turned off when not in use. Make sure that the BSC contains only the essential items necessary for the work being performed when working in the BSC. Additional Protection - Preferred: Audible sounds if BSC stops working correctly and airflow is not within the acceptable range. Low
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