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3.Laboratoryhazardsmayhaveseriousconsequencesonlaboratoryworkers'________and
_________.
4.Themaincategoriesoflaboratoryhazardsare__________hazards,__________
hazards,_________hazardsand____________hazards.
5.Drypicricacid__________onpercussion.
6.Ether,chloroformandacetonehaveexplosiveand_______hazards.
7.Potassiumcyanideishighly________.
8.Radioactivematerialshouldbestoredin_______shieldedcontainers.
9.Everylaboratoryspecimenshouldbeconsideredpotentially________andshouldbe
handled________.
10.Hotplateandburnersarethesourceof___________hazard.
11.Electricalequipmentshouldnotbetouchedwith______hands.
12.Theequipmentshouldnotbeleftswitched_____whennotinuse.
13.Biosafetylevel_____isforworkwithagentsthatposeminimalpotentialhazardto
laboratorypersonnelandtheenvironment.
14.Biosafetylevel________isforworkwithagentsthatcouldcauseseveretofataldisease
inhumansforwhichtherearenoavailablevaccinesortreatments
15.ThefullformofCDCis_________________________and_________.
16.FullformofBSLis_______.
17.FullformofBSCis________.
18.FullformofPPEis_____________.
19.FullformofAIDSis___________.
20.ThecolourofNitrileglovesis_______.
21.Usedsyringes,gloves,vacutainersshouldbedisposedofin______coloredwastedisposal
container.
22.Contaminatedcotton,bandages,masksetc.shouldbedisposedofin______colored
disposalcontainer.
23.The______colouredcontainerisusedfordisposalofglassampules,vials,testtubesand
otherglassitems.
24.The______coloredcontainerisusedfordisposalofuncontaminatedandnoninfectious
items.
25.Everyequipmentinthelaboratoryrequiresregular(weekly/monthly)_________
maintenance.
Ans.
1-livingsystems,2-medicine,3-safety,health,4-chemical,biological,physical,electrical,5-
explodes,6-fire,7-toxic,8-lead,9-infectious,carefully,10-physical,11-wet,12-ON,13-1,
14-4,15-centerfordiseasecontrolandprevention,16-biosafetylevel,17-biosafetycabinet,
18-personalprotectiveequipment,19-acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome,20-blue/purple,
21-red,22-yellow,23-blue,24-black,25-preventive
REFERENCES
1.Manualofbasictechniquesforahealthlaboratory,WorldHealthOrganization,Geneva,
Secondedition,2003.
2.HandHygiene:Why,How&When?-WHO|WorldHealthOrganization,https://www.who.int