Funeral Service Test Risk Assessment & Management 3

Question 1

A funeral home's embalming room ventilation system fails during a preparation. What is the MOST immediate risk this creates?

Accepted Answer

Increased formaldehyde vapor exposure for the embalmer

Answer

Formaldehyde is a known carcinogen, and without ventilation the embalmer is immediately exposed to dangerous vapor concentrations.

Question 2

OSHA's permissible exposure limit (PEL) for formaldehyde as a time-weighted average (TWA) over an 8-hour workday is:

Accepted Answer

0.75 ppm

Answer

OSHA sets the formaldehyde PEL at 0.75 ppm as an 8-hour TWA, with a short-term exposure limit of 2 ppm.

Question 3

Which type of risk is classified as 'pure risk' in the context of funeral home risk management?

Accepted Answer

The possibility of a slip-and-fall lawsuit with no potential for gain

Answer

Pure risk involves only the possibility of loss or no loss, with no chance of financial gain — such as liability from an accident.

Question 4

What is the purpose of an Exposure Control Plan (ECP) under OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard?

Accepted Answer

To establish procedures to eliminate or minimize employee exposure to bloodborne pathogens

Answer

An ECP is a written plan required by OSHA that documents how a funeral home will protect employees from bloodborne pathogen exposure.

Question 5

A funeral director is assessing the risk of a body that died from Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). What is the unique risk management concern with CJD?

Accepted Answer

The prion is resistant to standard disinfection and embalming chemicals

Answer

CJD prions are not destroyed by formaldehyde, standard disinfectants, heat, or UV light, making decontamination of instruments extremely difficult.

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