Title: Describe the role of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) in laboratory safety standards.
Course: Medical Laboratory Technology I (14102-I) > Section: Maintaining a Safe Environment

Description should include the job-safety regulations established by OSHA for workers and the fire-protection and chemical-exposure regulations established by NFPA.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What does the NFPA diamond symbol indicate about a chemical?
- What does OSHA do to protect the safety of employees? The safety of visitors to a workplace site?
- If an OSHA inspector observes a laboratory technician testing blood without the use of gloves, what consequences may result?
- What are the components of the OSHA-mandated plans for chemical hygiene and occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens?