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Module GLP-27 · Version 1.0

Fire, Electrical, Sharps, Ergonomic, and Fall Hazards

A working framework for the ordinary physical hazards on a general laboratory bench: fire, electrical, sharps, ergonomic, and slip/trip/fall risk, plus heat and mechanical pinch points. Covers recognition, hierarchy-of-controls prevention, and the bounded immediate response and reporting steps a bench technologist can take before handing off to authorized personnel.

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Who this module is for

Laboratory technologists and students completing general laboratory practice foundation training

Learning objectives

  • Classify fire, electrical, sharps, ergonomic, slip/trip/fall, heat, mechanical, and noise hazards found on a routine bench inspection
  • Use inspections and safe work practices to remove or control a physical hazard before it reaches a person
  • Choose an immediate response, incident report, and medical evaluation pathway when a physical hazard injures someone or nearly does

How completion works

Mark every required section done and answer every knowledge check in those sections correctly. The final save completes the module automatically.

Sources

15 sources

  1. 1. OSHA. 29 CFR 1910.157, Portable fire extinguishers.

    Source note · federal regulation

  2. 2. OSHA. 29 CFR 1910.38, Emergency action plans.

    Source note · federal regulation

  3. 3. OSHA. 29 CFR 1910.39, Fire prevention plans.

    Source note · federal regulation

  4. 4. OSHA. 29 CFR 1910.303 (General), 1910.304 (Wiring design and protection), 1910.305 (Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use), Subpart S, Electrical.

    Source note · federal regulation

  5. 5. OSHA. 29 CFR 1910.147, The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout).

    Source note · federal regulation

  6. 6. OSHA. 29 CFR 1910.1030, Bloodborne pathogens.

    Source note · federal regulation

  7. 7. OSHA. 29 CFR 1910.22, Walking-working surfaces, general requirements.

    Source note · federal regulation

  8. 8. OSHA. 29 CFR 1910.23, Ladders.

    Source note · federal regulation

  9. 9. OSHA. 29 CFR 1910.28, Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection.

    Source note · federal regulation

  10. 10. OSHA. 29 CFR 1910.95, Occupational noise exposure.

    Source note · federal regulation

  11. 11. CDC/NIOSH. Ergonomics: Step 1, Identify Risk Factors; Hierarchy of Controls (Total Worker Health); and Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. 95-0294-2594 (laboratory pipetting exposure).

    Source note · federal guidance

  12. 12. OSHA. Fact Sheet, Laboratory Safety Ergonomics for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (FS-3462).

    Source note · federal guidance

  13. 13. CDC. Guidelines for Safe Work Practices in Human and Animal Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, MMWR Supplement, Vol. 61, No. 1 (2012).

    Source note · peer-reviewed literature

  14. 14. OSHA. QuickFacts: Laboratory Safety, Autoclaves/Sterilizers.

    Source note · federal guidance

  15. 15. College of American Pathologists. Laboratory General Checklist, GEN.73500 Lab Accidents (Phase II). CAP Accreditation Program, 12.09.2025 edition. College of American Pathologists. Laboratory General Checklist, GEN.73600 Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (Phase II). CAP Accreditation Program, 12.09.2025 edition. College of American Pathologists. Laboratory General Checklist, GEN.73700 Occupational Injury and Illness Evaluation (Phase II). CAP Accreditation Program, 12.09.2025 edition. College of American Pathologists. Laboratory General Checklist, GEN.76000 Chemical Hygiene Plan (Phase II). CAP Accreditation Program, 12.09.2025 edition. College of American Pathologists. Laboratory General Checklist, GEN.20310 Investigation of Non-conforming Events (Phase II). CAP Accreditation Program, 12.09.2025 edition.

    Source note · accreditation standard