Pretest
Module 1
This pretest is designed to introduce trainees to some of the information in the training module. This test should not be used for employee performance evaluation. 
Bloodborne Pathogens
Part I. Multiple Choice.
Select the appropriate answer to each question and write the corresponding letter (A, B, C, or D) in the space provided on the left of the question number.
		1.	The Bloodborne Pathogens Standard was published by
A.	OSHA
B.	BBP
C.	CRF
D.	Your research facility
		2.	The Exposure Control Plan must:
A.	Be written
B.	Provide procedures to minimize/eliminate employee exposure to BBP
C.	List work practices that minimize/eliminate employee exposure to BBP
D.	All of the above
		3.	Negative air HVAC systems prevent infectious materials from leaving the laboratory by creating a ____________ airflow into the laboratory area.
A.	Recirculating
B.	Unidirectional
		4.	“HEPA” is an acronym for H _____ E _____ P _____ A _____ filter.
A.	High Efficiency Particle Assimilating
B.	High Exposure Prevention Application
C.	High Energy Particle Air
D.	High Efficiency Particulate Air
		5.	Autoclaves used to decontaminate infectious materials must routinely:
A.	Have the HEPA filter cleaned
B.	Be spore-tested
C.	Be temperature monitored
D.	Both B and C 
		6.	Animal containment caging is an important ____________ control.
A.	Pathogenic
B.	Hazardous material
C.	Reproductive
D.	Engineering

		7.	Warning labels and signs must be visible and display the biohazard symbol on:
A.	Refrigerators containing blood or potentially infectious materials
B.	Freezers containing blood or potentially infectious materials
C.	Containers of regulated waste
D.	All of the above
		8.	Signs at the entrance to laboratories should:
A.	List infectious agents
B.	List special entry precautions
C.	Identify responsible person and contact number
D.	All of the above
		9.	Which one of the following statements does not apply to needles and syringes?
A.	They should be disposed only when the container is completely full.
B.	They should be used carefully to avoid self-inoculation.
C.	They should be disposed in leak- and puncture-proof containers.
D.	They should be used only when there is no alternative procedure.
Part II. True - False
Write T for true and F for false.
		10.	The BBP standard emphasizes a hierarchy of methods to control occupational exposures to blood and body fluids.
		11.	The employer must provide workers with a copy of the Exposure Control Plan and a written schedule for the annual BBP Standard training at this facility.
		12.	Reviewing job classification in the work environment to determine relative risk is specified by the exposure control plan. 
		13.	Biological safety cabinets function to isolate the hazard and minimize worker exposure to pathogens.
		14.	Once installed, biological safety cabinets are re-certified only when they are moved.
		15.	To conserve supplies, sharps containers should be emptied only when they are completely filled up.
		16.	The HBV vaccine is made available by the employer at the time of employment or position description change involving infectious materials. 
		17.	Employees who decline the HBV vaccine must sign a waiver.
		18.	Mouth pipeting is permissible in an emergency.
		19.	Hands need not be washed after completing laboratory work if gloves are used.
		20.	Work surfaces should be decontaminated before and after use and immediately after spills.
		21.	“Universal Precautions” is an approach to infection control.
		22.	With “Universal Precautions”, all specimens from all patients must be treated as infectious.
		23.	Protective equipment and clothing should be removed prior to leaving the lab.
		24.	Gloves should be changed if there is visible evidence of blood on them.