COSHH/RIDDOR Flashcards
What dose the abbreviation COSHH stand for?
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
What are COSHH regulations concerned with?
Risk assessment of chemicals
List 3 substances covered by COSHH commonly found in a dental practice?
Acid/Etch
Alcohol spray/wipes
Mercury/Amalgam capsules
Fixer/ Developer
List 3 stages of risk assessment?
Identify the risk
Identify who is at risk
How to avoid or minimise risk
What does the abbreviation RIDDOR stand for?
Reporting of injures, deseases and dangerous occurrences regulations
List 3 incidents that schould be reported to the HSE under RIDDOR?
Bone fracture
Contracting Hep C or Hep B
Explosion of a pressure vessel
Surgery fire
List 2 incidents not covered under RIDDOR or reported to HSE?
Patient tripping up
Burn from autoclave
Needlestic injury
Which act is concerned with the disposal of special waste?
Enviromental Protection Act
Which Scottish Agency is responsible for the regulations concering the disposal of special waste?
SEPA
How should acid/etch be stored and handled?
Stored - away from direct heat, cool, dry, dark area
Handled - wering ppe, with care
How should ethyl chloride be stored and handled?
Stored - away from direct heat, cool, dry, dark area
Handled - wearing ppe, with care
Who in the dental surgery is covered by the Health & Safety at work act(1974)?
Employer and employees (persons at work)
Patients (visitors to practice)
Who does the Health&Safety at Work Act apply to?
Hospital departaments, Community Clinics & Practices with 5 or more employees
List 3 Hazards associated with working within a dental environment?
Radiation
Blood/cross infection
Mercury
List 2 ways of storing equipment safely and securely?
Locked cupbord
In orginal packaging
State one risk associated with each of the following
Frayed electic cables - electric shock
Windows that cannot be opened - Lack of ventilation/ fire risk
Wet floor- slip/ fall
Bunsen burner - burn
State 2 points you should consider when moving and handling heavy items in the dental surgery?
Dibide load
Ask for assistance/ use correct lifting technique
State how you would prevent the potential harm that could occur from the following hazards in the dental practice:
Eye injury - wear googles/ visor
Needlestick injury - sade handling and disposal of sharp
Havy lifting - divide load/ use correct lifting technique
List 2 ways you can reduce the potential risk from each of the following hazards:
Bunsen burner - do not leave unattented, turn off after use
Computer - take regulars breaks, correct workstation height
Disposal of sharp - safe handling, correct disposal in sharps box (yellow)
List 4 items that can be used to deal with a small spillage of mercury?
Disposable syringe
Brush and shovel
Alloy wool
Sealed container
Who should be informed if there is a large mercury spillage?
HSE (Health and Safety Executive)
There has been a minor mercury spillage in the surgery. After reporting the incident to your menager, state 2 further actions which should be taken to deal with the hazard safely?
Evaluate patient and ventilate room
Use mercury spillage kit
Which strem of waste is an amalgam capsule safely disposed in?
Red stream (special waste)
How should a user bur be disposed of?
Yellow stream (clinical waste)
How often should matrix bands be replaced?
After every patient
Which stream of waste is sent to landfill after heat disinfection?
Orange stream( clinical waste)
Which stream of waste is disposed of by specialist incineration?
Yellow stream (clinical waste)
Complete the following sentence
Clinical waste bag must bo no more tan 3/4 full or weight more than 4 kgs
List 3 incidents that should be recorded in the „accident book”?
Burn
Fall
Needlestick injury
List 3 details that should be included in the „accident book”?
Date and time of injury
Details of injury
Action taken
Give 2 examples of each of the following types of waste
Low risk clinical (orange) - used cup, used tissue/bib
High risk(yellow) - used needles, matrix band/ endo files
Domestic( black) - envelope, empty box/ paper towel
Special(red) - developer/fixer/lead foil, amalgam capsules/ waste amalgam
Complete the following by indicating which stream is „high” riskand which is „low” risk:
Orange stream is „low” risk clinical waste
Yellow stream is „high” risk clinical waste
List 2 types of firefighting equipment?
Fire extinguisher
Fire blanket
List 3 actions you would take in the event of a fire?
Raise alarm
Evacuate building
Call 999
List 3 security measures that the surgery may have in place to protect staff and patients?
CCTV
Zero tolerance policy
Buzzer entrance
