ATTENDANCE Lab Safety • No unsupervised use of laboratory space unless at the discretion of faculty. • No horseplay tolerated • No inappropriate use of equipment or supplies. • PTA program faculty as well as students are responsible to ensure safe operation of equipment by doing the following: o Visually inspect equipment for damage and current inspection sticker or tag (some equipment may not require a tag or sticker). o Pre-check equipment prior to use. o If a sticker is not current, inform lab instructor or Program Director or ACCE. Do not use the equipment! • When a piece of equipment fails or malfunctions: o Attend to the immediate needs of the subject. o Report the incident to the lab instructor and/or Program Director. o Assist lab instructor in filling out an incident or equipment report. o Remove the equipment from the area and label it as ”out of service”. o The Program Director will contact the company or maintenance to attend to the equipment.
Laboratory Usage The use of PTA equipment is restricted to the PTA Program faculty and the students enrolled in the PTA Program. Use of equipment by other Health Sciences students is prohibited and may result in disciplinary action. • PTA students have access to the lab during specific course hours and open labs times. Students must not be in the lab during open lab time without faculty approval. • Students are expected to conduct themselves as though they are in the clinical setting. Inappropriately loud talking or joking, use of foul language, or other disruptive behavior will cause the student to be dismissed from the lab session and will result in a disciplinary action. • It is advised that the student utilize open lab time as often as possible. • PTA students are to act as partners for one another during open lab time. At all times, students will conduct themselves as they would in the clinical site. All participants shall be treated with the same respect and courtesy as patients in the clinical setting.
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