Demonstrate standard safety practices for all classroom, laboratory and field experiences. Understand the existing and potential hazards to clients, co-workers, and self, and prevent injury or illness through safe work practices by following current health and safety policies and procedures.
2.1 Identify safety hazards and reduce risk associated with them.
2.2 Comply with safety signs, symbols and labels.
2.3 Analyze the role and the responsibilities of the healthcare provider (student) in the classroom, laboratory, and various workplace settings in an emergency situation.
2.4 Apply basic Emergency procedures and protocol in basic emergency situations and events.
2.5 Explain the following agencies’ role in healthcare practice: OSHA, CDCP, CLIA, FDA, and ISO.
2.6 Apply principles of body mechanics. 2.7 Utilize personal protective equipment (PPE) and apply personal safety procedures based on OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP).