Health And Safety Flashcards
What year was the health and safety work act?
1974
What is a risk?
Something which will cause harm
What is a hazard?
Hazard can be prevented, but if not can turn into a risk causing injury
What does COSHH stand for?
Control of substances hazardous to health
What year was COSHH
2002
What year was HTM 07-01
2013
What does RIDDOR stand for ?
Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations
What year was RIDDOR?
2013
What’s the pressure of autoclave?
2.2
What’s the maximum temperature of the autoclave?
134 degrees
What’s the holding time of autoclave?
3 minutes
What are the steps carried out during risk assessment?
- Identifying the hazard
- identify who may be harmed
- evaluate the risk
- control the risk
- Record the risk assessment
- Review the assessment process
Who does the risk assessment protect?
All the staff , patients, Visitors and anyone else in the building
What year was ionising radiations regulation ?
2017
What are the 4 types of ionising radiation?
- ALPHA
- BETA
- GAMMA
- X-RAYS
What are 3 causes of a fire ?
Oxygen + heat +fuel
What does a mercury spillage kit contain?
- PPE (2 pairs of gloves and dusk mask)
- Waste mercury bottle leak proof and shatterproof container
- Manipulation items (scoop ,brush and syringe)
- Absorption systems ( sulphur/calcium hydroxide powder)
- Instructions sheet spillage
Mercury precautions
- Wear full PPE
- Ensure no rips or cracks in floor
- Keel surgery well ventilated
- Store mercury in a cool or dry place in sealed container
- Store waste amalgam in labelled plastic screw top container under water
- Remove all traces of amalgam prior to sterilisation
What do you clean urine up with?
Detergent
What do you clean bodily fluids up with?
Sodium hypochlorite ( bleach )
What do you clean blood up with ?
Sodium hypochlorite ( bleach )
What is a class A fire?
Caused by ignition of carbon
Items such as paper, wood and textiles
What is a class B fire?
Caused by flammable liquids
Such as oils, solvents and petrols
What is a class C fire?
Caused by flammable gases
Such as domestic gas, butane, liquefied petroleum gas
What’s is a class D fire?
Caused by reactive metals that oxidise in the air
Such as sodium and magnesium
What is a class F fire?
Caused by liquid fats
Such as kitchens and restaurants
Black (carbon dioxide) fire extinguisher can be used on what?
Everything apart from wood, paper, textiles and metal fires
Blue (dry powder) fire extinguishers can be used on what?
Everything
Red (water) fire extinguisher can be used on what?
Everything apart from electrical fires
When do we use manual cleaning?
Before instruments go into the autoclave
What is an ultra sonic bath?
Similar to manual cleaning, you would use the ultra sonic bath instead of manual cleaning
What does an ultra sonic bath do?
Remove debris from items by vibrating at ultrasonic frequency
What is a washer disinfector?
This is used instead of an autoclave, this is the preferred way to decontaminate
How many stages are there in washer disinfector and what are they?
Five stages and flush, wash ,rinse ,disinfection and drying
What is an N type autoclave?
Downward displacement autoclave
Cycle lasts 15-20 mins
Prints out data logged after each cycle
What is a B type autoclave?
Cycle lasts up to 45 mins
Can vacuum instruments if required
