Health And Safety

Question 1

What year was the health and safety work act?

Answer 1

1974

Question 2

What is a risk?

Answer 2

Something which will cause harm

Question 3

What is a hazard?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

What does COSHH stand for?

Answer 4

Control of substances hazardous to health

Question 5

What year was COSHH

Answer 5

2002

Question 6

What year was HTM 07-01

Answer 6

2013

Question 7

What does RIDDOR stand for ?

Answer 7

Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations

Question 8

What year was RIDDOR?

Answer 8

2013

Question 9

What’s the pressure of autoclave?

Answer 9

2.2

Question 10

What’s the maximum temperature of the autoclave?

Answer 10

134 degrees

Question 11

What’s the holding time of autoclave?

Answer 11

3 minutes

Question 12

What are the steps carried out during risk assessment?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Who does the risk assessment protect?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

What year was ionising radiations regulation ?

Answer 14

2017

Question 15

What are the 4 types of ionising radiation?

Answer 15

1. ALPHA
2. BETA
3. GAMMA
4. X-RAYS

Question 16

What are 3 causes of a fire ?

Answer 16

Oxygen + heat +fuel

Question 17

What does a mercury spillage kit contain?

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Mercury precautions

Answer 18

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

Question 19

What do you clean urine up with?

Answer 19

Detergent

Question 20

What do you clean bodily fluids up with?

Answer 20

Sodium hypochlorite ( bleach )

Question 21

What do you clean blood up with ?

Answer 21

Sodium hypochlorite ( bleach )

Question 22

What is a class A fire?

Answer 22

Caused by ignition of carbon

Items such as paper, wood and textiles

Question 23

What is a class B fire?

Answer 23

Caused by flammable liquids

Such as oils, solvents and petrols

Question 24

What is a class C fire?

Answer 24

Caused by flammable gases

Such as domestic gas, butane, liquefied petroleum gas

Question 25

What’s is a class D fire?

Answer 25

Caused by reactive metals that oxidise in the air | Such as sodium and magnesium

Question 26

What is a class F fire?

Answer 26

Caused by liquid fats | Such as kitchens and restaurants

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Everything apart from wood, paper, textiles and metal fires

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Everything

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Everything apart from electrical fires

Question 30

When do we use manual cleaning?

Answer 30

Before instruments go into the autoclave

Question 31

What is an ultra sonic bath?

Answer 31

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

Question 32

What does an ultra sonic bath do?

Answer 32

Remove debris from items by vibrating at ultrasonic frequency

Question 33

What is a washer disinfector?

Answer 33

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

Question 34

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

Answer 34

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

Question 35

What is an N type autoclave?

Answer 35

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

Question 36

What is a B type autoclave?

Answer 36

Cycle lasts up to 45 mins | Can vacuum instruments if required