In Addition to Using Appropriate Engineered Safety Devices, NIOSH Recommends

question 8

Multiple Choice

In addition to using appropriate engineered safety devices, NIOSH recommends that health-care workers ____.

• A) recap needles before transporting them to the sharps container
• B) throw sharps into the wastebasket
• C) attend bloodborne pathogen training every three years
• D) avoid using needles with hinged shields
• E) use needles only if no safe alternatives are available

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Definitions:

C≡C Stretch

A vibrational mode observed in infrared spectroscopy, characteristic of the stretching of a carbon-carbon triple bond.

C=C Stretching

A vibrational movement in infrared spectroscopy, where the carbon-carbon double bond length changes, useful in identifying unsaturated compounds.

Wavenumber

The reciprocal of the wavelength of a wave, often used in spectroscopy to describe the energy levels of molecules.

Intense IR Absorption

A strong absorption of infrared light, indicating the presence of certain bond vibrations within a molecule, observed in infrared spectroscopy.