Public and Occupational Health (module 8: facility safety)
1. Emergency exits and egress routes need to be what?: Must be available, properly marked and maintained
free from obstruction.
2. Egress: escape
3. What should every practice have?: At least 2 exit routes from the facility.
4. What has to happen in order for a door to qualify as an exit?: The door must be at least 28 inches wide and 6 feet
8 inches high.
5. What do protrusions from the ceiling have to be?: Low hanging pipes must be easily visible with the available
lighting, clearly marked and can never hang down lower than 6 feet 8 inches from the floor.
6. Exit doors must be what?: Must not be locked or fastened in such a way to prevent free escape from the inside
of the building.
7. When are deadbolts allowed on the exit doors?: If they are able to be opened from the inside without a key, tools
or specialized training.
8. When does a door need to be marked that it is not an exit?: When a door is mistaken for an exit but it does not
provide escape from the building.
9. Does OSHA require exit signs?: No but they normally require that there be enough light present to see the exit
sign and exit door.
10.What does OSHA require in cold climates?: That the outside exit routes to be covered with a canopy or walkway
to prevent the accumulation of snow or ice.
11.What does OSHA's fire prevention standard and the employee emergency plan standard require?: The
employer to develop a plan that includes description of the evacuation procedures.
12.What do vet hospitals have to provide?: Emergency lighting in area where someone may be involved in a
hazardous situation when the power fails and to light the escape route.
13.What are the two types of plans when it comes to fires?: Prevent plan and response plan
14.Where do materials and furnishings have to be kept?: At least 18 inches away from any sprinkler head.
15.What is the most common hazard in vet practices?: Electricity
16.What does OSHA prohibit>?: The use of flexor cords, power stripes and similar outlet multiplying devices as a
substitute for the permanent wiring in the building.
17.NRTL: Nationally Recognized Testing Lab
18.OSHA requires a practice to only use approved devices in what?: The workplace for electrical, gas and
fire detection
19.UL: underwriters lab
20.TMRC: Factory mutual research corporation
21.MET: Electrical testing company
22.ETL: testing laboratories inc
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23.AGA: American gas association laboratories
24.What does 3 prongs mean?: A device has a safety ground
25.What should you never do with the safety ground?: Never alter or remove the ground prong on a grounded plug
so that it will fit into a non-grounded outlet or cord. Never use a grounding adaptor or device that converts 3 prong plugs
into 2 prong plugs.
26.GFCI: Ground fault circuit interrupter
27.What is GFCI?: A safety device required by the national eletric code when an electrical outlet is near any source
of water.
28.What are the 2 forms that GFCI's come in?: Mounted into the wall outlet to mounted in the circuit breaker
point.
29.What does GFCI detect?: Leakage of current to the ground
30.What does OSHA require for stairways?: Angles to the horizontal is between 30 degrees and 50 degrees.
31.ROPS: Roll over protective structure (roll bar)
32.VOC: volatile organic compounds
33.IAQ: indoor air quality
34.The exchange rate: amount of inside are exchanged with the outside aire
35.ASHRAE: American society of heating, refrigerating, and air conditioning engi- neers
36.ETS: environmental tabacco smoke
37.Does OSHA require hazard assessments of all work spaces?: Yes
38.Hazard Assessment: Opportunity to identify and rank severity of hazards, helps determine PPE requirements, and
initial step in creating an inspection program.
39.What are facility inspections tools?: Rough draft, forms, checklists, tablets, database, spreadsheets, tape
measure, flashlights and test equipment
40.What are facility inspections frequency?: Daily, weekly, monthly, annually, level and types of hazards, and
variability of conditions.
41.What is facility inspections record keeping?: if not documented, it didn't happen
paper or computer, violation initigation -> who's responsible. in progress and when was it fixed.
42.What are some fire prevention equipment?: Have fire department visit your facility, fire doors, fire
extinguishers, sprinkler systems, and fire and smoke alarms
43.Fire extinguishers: Should be mounted or in a box, check pressure, inspected yearly (minimum), tamper seal in
place, access unobstructed, and have to have one every 75 feet.
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1. Emergency exits and egress routes need to be what?: Must be available, properly marked and maintained
free from obstruction.
2. Egress: escape
3. What should every practice have?: At least 2 exit routes from the facility.
4. What has to happen in order for a door to qualify as an exit?: The door must be at least 28 inches wide and 6 feet
8 inches high.
5. What do protrusions from the ceiling have to be?: Low hanging pipes must be easily visible with the available
lighting, clearly marked and can never hang down lower than 6 feet 8 inches from the floor.
6. Exit doors must be what?: Must not be locked or fastened in such a way to prevent free escape from the inside
of the building.
7. When are deadbolts allowed on the exit doors?: If they are able to be opened from the inside without a key, tools
or specialized training.
8. When does a door need to be marked that it is not an exit?: When a door is mistaken for an exit but it does not
provide escape from the building.
9. Does OSHA require exit signs?: No but they normally require that there be enough light present to see the exit
sign and exit door.
10.What does OSHA require in cold climates?: That the outside exit routes to be covered with a canopy or walkway
to prevent the accumulation of snow or ice.
11.What does OSHA's fire prevention standard and the employee emergency plan standard require?: The
employer to develop a plan that includes description of the evacuation procedures.
12.What do vet hospitals have to provide?: Emergency lighting in area where someone may be involved in a
hazardous situation when the power fails and to light the escape route.
13.What are the two types of plans when it comes to fires?: Prevent plan and response plan
14.Where do materials and furnishings have to be kept?: At least 18 inches away from any sprinkler head.
15.What is the most common hazard in vet practices?: Electricity
16.What does OSHA prohibit>?: The use of flexor cords, power stripes and similar outlet multiplying devices as a
substitute for the permanent wiring in the building.
17.NRTL: Nationally Recognized Testing Lab
18.OSHA requires a practice to only use approved devices in what?: The workplace for electrical, gas and
fire detection
19.UL: underwriters lab
20.TMRC: Factory mutual research corporation
21.MET: Electrical testing company
22.ETL: testing laboratories inc
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, Public and Occupational Health (module 8: facility safety)
23.AGA: American gas association laboratories
24.What does 3 prongs mean?: A device has a safety ground
25.What should you never do with the safety ground?: Never alter or remove the ground prong on a grounded plug
so that it will fit into a non-grounded outlet or cord. Never use a grounding adaptor or device that converts 3 prong plugs
into 2 prong plugs.
26.GFCI: Ground fault circuit interrupter
27.What is GFCI?: A safety device required by the national eletric code when an electrical outlet is near any source
of water.
28.What are the 2 forms that GFCI's come in?: Mounted into the wall outlet to mounted in the circuit breaker
point.
29.What does GFCI detect?: Leakage of current to the ground
30.What does OSHA require for stairways?: Angles to the horizontal is between 30 degrees and 50 degrees.
31.ROPS: Roll over protective structure (roll bar)
32.VOC: volatile organic compounds
33.IAQ: indoor air quality
34.The exchange rate: amount of inside are exchanged with the outside aire
35.ASHRAE: American society of heating, refrigerating, and air conditioning engi- neers
36.ETS: environmental tabacco smoke
37.Does OSHA require hazard assessments of all work spaces?: Yes
38.Hazard Assessment: Opportunity to identify and rank severity of hazards, helps determine PPE requirements, and
initial step in creating an inspection program.
39.What are facility inspections tools?: Rough draft, forms, checklists, tablets, database, spreadsheets, tape
measure, flashlights and test equipment
40.What are facility inspections frequency?: Daily, weekly, monthly, annually, level and types of hazards, and
variability of conditions.
41.What is facility inspections record keeping?: if not documented, it didn't happen
paper or computer, violation initigation -> who's responsible. in progress and when was it fixed.
42.What are some fire prevention equipment?: Have fire department visit your facility, fire doors, fire
extinguishers, sprinkler systems, and fire and smoke alarms
43.Fire extinguishers: Should be mounted or in a box, check pressure, inspected yearly (minimum), tamper seal in
place, access unobstructed, and have to have one every 75 feet.
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