1. Post-Test Name:____________________Date:_____________________
This test is to help the participant know where he/she stands at the end of the course.
1. What are three occupational hazards associated with handling infectious waste, disinfecting contaminated surfaces, and responding to infectious materials incidents?
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2. What is TB? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. The risk of getting TB on the job is higher for hospital housekeepers than nurses.
Circle one: True False
4. Reporting a needlestick injury is not important and it might get you into trouble with your boss.
5. Gloves have small holes, and bacteria can get into your hands even if you wear them.

2. 6. Where is pathological waste found in the health care facility?
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7. Pathological waste is the only type of infectious waste that needs to be incinerated to protect the public health.
Circle one: True False
8. Why are medical waste incinerators a danger to public health?
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9. Name four ways a hospital can reduce the amount of infectious waste it sends to incinerators for disposal.
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10. There is a fungus that lives in dust that can make patients sick and possibly die from infection.
11. What is VRE?
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3. 12. VRE can live on hospital surfaces for many days.
Circle one: True False
13. You do not have to change the mop water after cleaning an isolation room.
14. What are some things you can do to improve the way you clean?
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15. Where can you find a Material Safety Data Sheet at your health care facility for the product that you use to disinfect surfaces?
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16. What are some things that you can do to reduce your chances of getting stuck by a needle?
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17. It is okay for an environmental services professional to clean up a mercury spill.

4. 18. Regulated medical waste is a hazardous material.
Circle one: True False
19. Regulated medical wastes are considered infectious and must be managed with care.
20. Anyone who prepares untreated regulated medical waste for shipment and disposal off-site must be trained and tested on three subject areas according to federal regulations.
21. If infectious waste is treated on-site at the health care facility, it is no longer a hazardous material and it can be shipped off-site for disposal without any special packaging or labeling.
22. If untreated regulated medical waste or infectious waste ends up at a transfer station or landfill, the health care facility will be fined a lot of money.