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Safety in The Clinical Hematology Laboratory

This document outlines various hazards found in clinical hematology laboratories and safety procedures to address them. It discusses biological hazards from infectious body fluids, chemical hazards from toxic substances requiring proper ventilation, electrical hazards from equipment requiring inspection and safe operation, mechanical hazards from unsafe glassware and sharps disposal, and fire hazards addressed by knowing how to use extinguishers. The objectives are to understand these hazard types and follow safety rules, like wearing protective equipment for chemicals or safely disposing sharps, to prevent accidents in the lab.

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Safety in The Clinical Hematology Laboratory

This document outlines various hazards found in clinical hematology laboratories and safety procedures to address them. It discusses biological hazards from infectious body fluids, chemical hazards from toxic substances requiring proper ventilation, electrical hazards from equipment requiring inspection and safe operation, mechanical hazards from unsafe glassware and sharps disposal, and fire hazards addressed by knowing how to use extinguishers. The objectives are to understand these hazard types and follow safety rules, like wearing protective equipment for chemicals or safely disposing sharps, to prevent accidents in the lab.

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SAFETY IN THE

CLINICAL
HEMATOLOGY
LABORATORY
Objectives :

 Able to know the different types of hazards in the


hematology lab.

 Able to know how to handle the different types of


hazards

 Able to understand the safety rules in the laboratory


SUBJECT MATTER :

 Clinical
Hematology Principles,
Procedures and Correlation
BIOLOGICAL
HAZARD
 ALL BODY FLUIDS THAT CONTAIN HIGHLY
INFECTIOUS AND POTENTIALLY LETHAL
ORGANISMS .

 PROBABLY THE GREATEST CONCERN IN


ALL HAZARDS IN HEMA. LAB.

 BLOOD CONTAINS MANY HIGHLY


INFECTIOUS AGENTS
CHEMICAL
HAZARDS
 SOLID ,LIQUID OR GASEOUS CHEMICALS THAT
MAY HAVE TOXIC , FLAMMABLE OR
CARCINOGENIC

 ADVERSELY AFFECT ONE OR MORE BODY


SYSTEMS AND SHOULD BE USE ONLY UNDER A
FUME HOOD

 SAFETY GLASSES IS USED WHEN WORKING WITH


ACID OR ALKALINE SOLUTIONS TO AVOID
CHEMICAL BURNS IN THE EYES
ELECTRICAL
HAZARD
 CAUSE BY INAPPROPRIATE USE OR
MAINTAINANCE OF ELECTRICAL
INSTRUMENTS OR EQUIPMENT THAT
CAN CAUSE ELECTRIC SHOVK,
BURNS OR A FIRE EXPLOSIONS.

IN HEMA LAB AUTOMATED


INSTRUMENT IT SHOULD BE INSPECT
REGULARLY.

NEVER OPERATED WITH WET


HANDS
MECHANICAL
HAZARD
 RESULT FROM IMPROPER USE OR DISPOSAL OF GLASSWARE , SHARPS
INSTRUMENTS, COMPRESSED GASES OR EQUIPMENTS
FIRE HAZARDS
 RESULT FROM IMPROPER USE OF STORAGE OF
EITHER CRYOGENIC SUBSTANCES CAPABLE OF
COMBUSTION

 CAUSE BURNS AND SKIN CONTACTS WITH


CRYOGENIC SUBSTANCES

 EVERY INDIVIDUALS MUST KNOW HOW TO USE A


FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
EVALUATION

 *What is the easiest way to deal with fire hazard ?

 How does BIOLOGIC HAZARDS be prevented ? Explain

 Wheb do we need to dispose all sharps ?


ASSIGNMENT

 Draw the hazardous material Classification according to NFA

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