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cagreen833 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

Personal protective clothing, which must be provided by the employer, includes:

a. Contact eye lenses when needed
b. Clean laboratory coat to wear when in public areas
c. Gloves
d. Closed-toe shoes

Question 2

Which of the following is acceptable safe practice?

a. Making 1:10 dilution of bleach weekly
b. Conducting a yearly test of fire detection equipment
c. Resheathing used venipuncture needle before disposal
d. Disposing of used glass slides in sharps container

okolip · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The employer must provide gloves for all employees. These should be latex, and alternatives should be available for those employees with latex sensitivity or allergy. None of the other items mentioned are the responsibility of the employer, although protective shoe coverings may be provided when the employee wears open-toe shoes (which should not be worn in the clinical laboratory).

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Glass slides should be disposed of in a sharps container. A 1:10 dilution of bleach should be made fresh daily because it is unstable. Fire drills should be conducted quarterly. Used venipuncture needles should never be resheathed.