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Fire extinguishers
By Mark Hohman · 12 years ago
Fire triangle To understand how fire extinguishers work, you need to understand a little about fire. Fire is a very rapid chemical reaction between oxygen and a combustible material, which results in the release of ...
Chemical Hazard Communication
By Mark Hohman · 12 years ago
About 32 million workers work with and are potentially exposed to one or more chemical hazards. There are an estimated 650,000 existing chemical products, and hundreds of new ones being introduced annually. This poses a ...
Back Safety
By Mark Hohman · 12 years ago
Back injuries are considered by OSHA (the Occupational Safety and Health Administration) as the nation's #1 workplace safety problem. Back injuries are often: • Very painful; • A long term or lifetime disability; and • ...
Universal Precautions for Prevention of Transmission of Bloodborne Pathogens
By Mark Hohman · 12 years ago
Introduction Universal precautions are intended to prevent parenteral, mucous membrane, and nonintact skin exposures of health-care workers to bloodborne pathogens. In addition, immunization with HBV vaccine is recommended as an important adjunct to universal precautions ...
Radiology - Continuing Education State Requirements
By Mark Hohman · 12 years ago
The ARRT requires that technologists earn 24 Category A or A+ credits of continuing education during their biennium. A maximum of 12 CE credits per biennium may be claimed for tumor boards. Effective January 1, ...