Unit 22 Causes and spread of infection 1.1 Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. · Bacteria- Are one cell microorganisms with a simple cellular orgaization who necleus lacks a menbrane. · Viruses- peices of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein that replicate only within the cells of living hosts. · Parasites- can be protazoa‚ yeasts or multicellular organisms such
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is the use of some type of barrier to protect a person from exposure to blood-borne pathogens‚ body fluids‚ or other potentially infectious materials. PPE is not just used to protect the nurse from the patient‚ but also the patient from the nurse and to help prevent a health care-associated infection. Being familiar with the personal protective equipment you are required to wear under specific circumstances helps to reduce the chances of self-contamination. Donning
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danger of working in grain bins‚ silos‚ and gravity flow wagons‚ I believe that it is important for everyone needs to wear personal protective equipment. However‚ not everyone is educated about the importance of protective equipment. For example‚ in the video‚ “Grain Bin Entrapment…Seconds to Tragedy‚” four young men enter a grain bin‚ but did not wear any personal protective equipment (Falcon Multimedia‚ 2016). This equipment could have saved the lives of the two young men who died (Falcon Multimedia
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Proposal Hazards exist in every workplace in many different forms: sharp edges‚ falling objects‚ flying sparks‚ chemicals‚ noise and other potentially dangerous situations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that employers protect their employees from workplace hazards that can cause injury. Controlling a hazard at its source is the best way to protect employees. Depending on the hazard or workplace conditions‚ OSHA recommends
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Personal protective equipment (PPE) is a very important and integral part of any safety and health system. Personal protective equipment is used in many industries and it’s very common for workers wear more than one type of PPE to protect against different hazards in the workplace. PPE should always be comfortable for the user‚ compatible with their body type‚ and effective when protecting them from the hazards. PPE is not always the first step to take when preparing or improving a safety
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Unit 265 Causes and spread of infection. Outcome 1 Understand the causes of infection 1. Identify the difference between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites? The difference between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites is: Bacteria Bacteria is a single celled organism‚ bacteria have evolved to thrive in almost any environment and can be found in almost any substance/surface and also in the human body‚ only 1% of bacteria is actually harmful. It ’s bad or infectious bacteria that cause illness
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security procedures for tools‚ equipment and personal belongings in relation to site‚ workplace‚ company and operative. 2.3 State what the accident reporting procedures are and who is responsible for making reports. 2.4 State the types of fire extinguishers available when erecting structural carcassing components and describe how and when they are used. 3 Maintain safe working practices when erecting structural carcassing components. 3.1 Use personal protective equipment (PPE) and access/working platforms
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Unit 265 – Causes and Spread of Infection 1. Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. Bacteria is something that we need some of‚ it needs a warmth‚ moisture‚ time and food in order to multiply‚ which in the right conditions they multiply quickly. Viruses need a living host in order to survive‚ they don’t respond to antibiotics and new strains of virus are developing all the time. Fungi are moulds and yeasts‚ they need a warm and damp environment to survive‚ much
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Unit 20 – Causes and Spread of Infection 1.1 Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites. Bacteria are microbes with a single cell. There is no nucleus or membrane within bacteria‚ making its structure simpler than that of other organisms. Instead‚ the genetic information is contained in a single loop of DNA. Viruses are microscopic organisms consisting of genetic material surrounded by proteins‚ lipids‚ or glycoprotein coats. Fungi can be multicellular or single celled
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The report "Protective Clothing Market by Application (Thermal‚ Chemical‚ Mechanical‚ Biological/Radiation‚ Visibility)‚ End-Use Industry (Oil & Gas‚ Construction‚ Health Care‚ Mining‚ Military‚ Firefighting)‚ and Material - Global Trends & Forecast To 2018"‚ defines and segments the protective clothing market with an analysis and forecasting of the protective clothing market revenues. The protective clothing market revenues will grow to $8 billion by 2018‚ with a CAGR of 6.0% from 2013 to 2018.
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