OSHA Electrical Safety (Online CEU Course)
Terry Jo Gile MT(ASCP)MA Ed.
This brief course addresses electrical safety and electrical hazards commonly found in the clinical laboratory. Prevention and safety measures, fighting electrical fires, and treatment of electrical injuries are also covered. Appropriate for annual laboratory compliance training and for clinical laboratory science students prior to clinical rotations.
Continuing Education Credits
Objectives
- Describe the types of injury resulting from electrical hazards.
- Identify specific safety measures that should be taken to avoid risks associated with electricity.
- Define the employee's role in the event of an electrical fire.
- Explain how to treat victims of electrical injuries.
Course Outline
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- Electrical Hazards and Electricity-induced injuries
- Important Safety Measures
- Extension Cords
- Adapters
- Unplugging an Electrical Cord
- Ground
- Space heaters
- Space Heater Requirements
- Checks and Inspections
- Electrical Hazard Awareness
- Electrical Fires
- Electrical Fires
- Electrical Fires
- Handling of Electrical Injuries
- Electrical Shock
- Electrical Burns
Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Basic.
Intended Audience: All clinical laboratory personnel.
Author credentials: Terry Jo Gile, MT(ASCP)MA Ed. "The Safety Lady®" has over 45 years experience as a certified medical technologist. She has a bachelor's degree in Biology from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and a master's degree in Education from Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. For 20 years she was a member of the management team at Barnes-Jewish Hospital Department of Laboratories in St. Louis, Missouri, and served as the Safety Officer as well as a laboratory safety consultant to the BJC Health System. As President of her own consulting firm, Safety Lady, LLC, she is a world renowned speaker and consultant helping organizations create safety savvy laboratories.
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