Exam 20: Image Orientation and Introduction to Interpretation

Cleaning products, like those used to clean automatic processing rollers, do not require MSDS.

The radiographer must be able to access an emergency eyewash station within 10 seconds of the area where automatic rollers are cleaned.

What chemicals used in radiographic procedures are required to have MSDS and product labels obtained from the manufacturer?

Developer and fixer should be stored in their original containers.

Waste materials that present a threat to community health or the environment are called:

Describe the appropriate use of an emergency eyewash station.

What agency sets and enforces regulations that protect the radiographer from infection in the oral health care setting?

Describe at least 10 general recommendations for safe handling of hazardous chemicals used in dental radiography.

List personal protective equipment (PPE) required for safe handling of processing chemicals.

An emergency eyewash station must be within 25 feet of where processing chemicals are handled.

What information is listed on a product's MSDS?

If splashed into the eyes, developer would be more easily washed away in the emergency eyewash station than fixer.

The water flow of a properly functioning emergency eyewash station must be at least 1 gallon per minute.

List the requirements of an emergency eyewash station.

A manufacturer of a developer chemical may not have to disclose a trade secret ingredient, except in an emergency.

Identify those materials and chemicals used for dental radiography that are considered hazardous wastes.

Which of the following is NOT considered a hazardous waste?

Name two agencies responsible for recommendations and regulations regarding safe handling of chemicals and other potentially harmful materials, and for the management of hazardous wastes used in dental radiography.

Which of these does NOT need an OSHA Hazard Communication Standard label?

Who is responsible for reviewing the MSDS?