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Health And Safety Flashcards

1
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What year was the health and safety work act?

A

1974

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2
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What is a risk?

A

Something which will cause harm

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3
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What is a hazard?

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Hazard can be prevented, but if not can turn into a risk causing injury

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4
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What does COSHH stand for?

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Control of substances hazardous to health

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5
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What year was COSHH

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2002

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6
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What year was HTM 07-01

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2013

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7
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What does RIDDOR stand for ?

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Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations

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8
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What year was RIDDOR?

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2013

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9
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What’s the pressure of autoclave?

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2.2

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10
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What’s the maximum temperature of the autoclave?

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134 degrees

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11
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What’s the holding time of autoclave?

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3 minutes

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12
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What are the steps carried out during risk assessment?

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  1. Identifying the hazard
  2. identify who may be harmed
  3. evaluate the risk
  4. control the risk
  5. Record the risk assessment
  6. Review the assessment process
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13
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Who does the risk assessment protect?

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All the staff , patients, Visitors and anyone else in the building

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14
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What year was ionising radiations regulation ?

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2017

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15
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What are the 4 types of ionising radiation?

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  1. ALPHA
  2. BETA
  3. GAMMA
  4. X-RAYS
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16
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What are 3 causes of a fire ?

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Oxygen + heat +fuel

17
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What does a mercury spillage kit contain?

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  1. PPE (2 pairs of gloves and dusk mask)
  2. Waste mercury bottle leak proof and shatterproof container
  3. Manipulation items (scoop ,brush and syringe)
  4. Absorption systems ( sulphur/calcium hydroxide powder)
  5. Instructions sheet spillage
18
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Mercury precautions

A
  1. Wear full PPE
  2. Ensure no rips or cracks in floor
  3. Keel surgery well ventilated
  4. Store mercury in a cool or dry place in sealed container
  5. Store waste amalgam in labelled plastic screw top container under water
  6. Remove all traces of amalgam prior to sterilisation
19
Q

What do you clean urine up with?

A

Detergent

20
Q

What do you clean bodily fluids up with?

A

Sodium hypochlorite ( bleach )

21
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What do you clean blood up with ?

A

Sodium hypochlorite ( bleach )

22
Q

What is a class A fire?

A

Caused by ignition of carbon

Items such as paper, wood and textiles

23
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What is a class B fire?

A

Caused by flammable liquids

Such as oils, solvents and petrols

24
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What is a class C fire?

A

Caused by flammable gases

Such as domestic gas, butane, liquefied petroleum gas

25
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What’s is a class D fire?

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Caused by reactive metals that oxidise in the air

Such as sodium and magnesium

26
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What is a class F fire?

A

Caused by liquid fats

Such as kitchens and restaurants

27
Q

Black (carbon dioxide) fire extinguisher can be used on what?

A

Everything apart from wood, paper, textiles and metal fires

28
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Blue (dry powder) fire extinguishers can be used on what?

A

Everything

29
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Red (water) fire extinguisher can be used on what?

A

Everything apart from electrical fires

30
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When do we use manual cleaning?

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Before instruments go into the autoclave

31
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What is an ultra sonic bath?

A

Similar to manual cleaning, you would use the ultra sonic bath instead of manual cleaning

32
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What does an ultra sonic bath do?

A

Remove debris from items by vibrating at ultrasonic frequency

33
Q

What is a washer disinfector?

A

This is used instead of an autoclave, this is the preferred way to decontaminate

34
Q

How many stages are there in washer disinfector and what are they?

A

Five stages and flush, wash ,rinse ,disinfection and drying

35
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What is an N type autoclave?

A

Downward displacement autoclave
Cycle lasts 15-20 mins
Prints out data logged after each cycle

36
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What is a B type autoclave?

A

Cycle lasts up to 45 mins

Can vacuum instruments if required

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