Accident Prevention & Management

Which facility do you work at? (If you logged in with your email address, please type your first and last name after the facility name so that we may award you credit for completing this quiz.) You walk into the kitchen and there is a distinct odor. You look down and see a bottle with liquid spilled onto the floor. What is the best way to respond? quickly clean up the liquid seal off the area and call 911 lean in close to smell the liquid and see if you can identify it read the label on the bottle to see what the liquid is so that you can follow up with its data sheet to ensure safety The purpose of a Hazard Communication Program is to --- identify hazardous substances in the workplace. prevent the physical and health hazards associated with hazardous substances. protect the worker's eyes, lungs, skin, mucous membranes. All of the above After being trained, who is responsible for your safety? chemical manufacturers your supervisor your co-workers you To help prevent slips, trips, and falls --- pick up or clean up things you have dropped or spilled. replace staircases with ramps. assign a monitor to high traffic areas. use rugs. If you get a minor injury on the job you should --- ice the injured area immediately. write it down in the logbook. report it to your supervisor. report it to OSHA. OSHA requires all employers to provide --- physical therapy in case of falls. a safe working environment. special shoes for floors. healthcare in case of injury. What is the purpose of a SDS? to tell you where PPE is kept in your facility to provide a guide for the safe use of a hazardous chemical to list standard safety practices used in your facility to provide information on special delivery services What is the MOST appropriate source of information to identify specific factors that increase a Resident's risk for accidents? the Resident's care plan a co-worker the Resident's family your organization's safety plan Jeff, a housekeeper, notices a small amount of water leaking from the water cooler. What is the IMMEDIATE action Jeff should take? Put a hazard sign over the wet area. Put an "out of order" sign on the cooler. Notify maintenance of the leak. Tell the nurse about the leak. Freda enjoys knitting and wants to keep her knitting needles and yarn next to her bed. Her roommate has dementia. Recognizing the needles and yarn as a potential hazard for her roommate with dementia, what action would be MOST likely to prevent an accident while still protecting Freda's rights? Place the needles and yarn in a locked box next to Freda's bed. Place the needles and yarn in an open basket in Freda's closet. Place the needles and yarn in the activity room. Wait until Freda's roommate gets the needles and yarn and then scold her for touching something that did not belong to her.