VETT 117 Study guide verified to pass
2025/2026
Week 1 - correct answer ✔
Reading Assignment #1: OSHA
OSHA (pages 105-122)
OSHA and Hospital Safety Presentation (video)
OSHA Presentation (article)
Hazardous Materials Information System - HMIS (article)
Examples of a MSDS and a secondary container label (article)
Pictogram Card - OSHA (article)
Top Ten OSHA Violations - AVMA (article) - correct answer ✔Written Assignment #1: OSHA
Define the following terms:
OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (106)
MSDS: Material Safety Data Sheets (112)
SDS: Safety Data Sheets (112)
CDC:
,PPE: Personal protective equipment (107)
Hospital Safety Manual: A collection of written safety-related policies (107)
Ethylene Oxide: (114)
Formalin: (114)
Glutaraldehyde: (114)
Zoonotic diseases: Infectious diseases that can be passed from animals to humans (115)
Sharps: (120-121)
Carcinogen/carcinogenic:
Ergonomic injury:
Right to Know Law: (111)
1. Who is the most important person in ensuring your safety on the job?
- Your responsibility
(107)
,2. What does a workplace safety program include?
- Educating employees about inherent risks of their jobs, providing them with appropriate safety
equipment and training them in safety procedures and the proper use of safety equipment
(106)
3. What are your responsibilities with regards to safety in a veterinary clinic?
(107)
4. Explain proper methods for lifting objects and animals
(108)
5. Is it important to store food and drink in a different refrigerator than the one used to store drugs /
chemicals, laboratory samples, and vaccines?
(109)
6. Understand how to use a fire extinguisher. What does the acronym 'PASS' stand for?
- Pull the pin
- Aim low
- Squeeze the handle
, - Sweep from side to side
(110)
7. What information does a MSDS / SDS contain?
- The SDS will give you additional precautions, instructions and advice for handling that product in the
workplace
(112)
8. What are some of the most common chemicals used in a veterinary practice?
- Cleaning and disinfecting agents
- Insecticides and pesticides
- Drugs and medications (including anesthetic gases)
- Sterilization agents
- Radiology processing fluids
(111)
9. What is a secondary container?
Quiz - correct answer ✔Which of the following would NOT be one of the five employee responsibilities
required by OSHA regulations.
2025/2026
Week 1 - correct answer ✔
Reading Assignment #1: OSHA
OSHA (pages 105-122)
OSHA and Hospital Safety Presentation (video)
OSHA Presentation (article)
Hazardous Materials Information System - HMIS (article)
Examples of a MSDS and a secondary container label (article)
Pictogram Card - OSHA (article)
Top Ten OSHA Violations - AVMA (article) - correct answer ✔Written Assignment #1: OSHA
Define the following terms:
OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (106)
MSDS: Material Safety Data Sheets (112)
SDS: Safety Data Sheets (112)
CDC:
,PPE: Personal protective equipment (107)
Hospital Safety Manual: A collection of written safety-related policies (107)
Ethylene Oxide: (114)
Formalin: (114)
Glutaraldehyde: (114)
Zoonotic diseases: Infectious diseases that can be passed from animals to humans (115)
Sharps: (120-121)
Carcinogen/carcinogenic:
Ergonomic injury:
Right to Know Law: (111)
1. Who is the most important person in ensuring your safety on the job?
- Your responsibility
(107)
,2. What does a workplace safety program include?
- Educating employees about inherent risks of their jobs, providing them with appropriate safety
equipment and training them in safety procedures and the proper use of safety equipment
(106)
3. What are your responsibilities with regards to safety in a veterinary clinic?
(107)
4. Explain proper methods for lifting objects and animals
(108)
5. Is it important to store food and drink in a different refrigerator than the one used to store drugs /
chemicals, laboratory samples, and vaccines?
(109)
6. Understand how to use a fire extinguisher. What does the acronym 'PASS' stand for?
- Pull the pin
- Aim low
- Squeeze the handle
, - Sweep from side to side
(110)
7. What information does a MSDS / SDS contain?
- The SDS will give you additional precautions, instructions and advice for handling that product in the
workplace
(112)
8. What are some of the most common chemicals used in a veterinary practice?
- Cleaning and disinfecting agents
- Insecticides and pesticides
- Drugs and medications (including anesthetic gases)
- Sterilization agents
- Radiology processing fluids
(111)
9. What is a secondary container?
Quiz - correct answer ✔Which of the following would NOT be one of the five employee responsibilities
required by OSHA regulations.
