EXAM STUDY MATERIALS July 29, 2024 12:59 PM Unit 302 The impact of health and safety legislation on working practices in the dental setting . Exam Questions With Correct Answers. What does the General Dental Council (2013)state about what an induction should include about health and sa fety? - answer✔✔training regarding patient safety and confidentiality; infection control; the protection of vulnerable children and adults; and how to deal with medical emergencies. decontamination, cleaning and hygiene (including hand hygiene), exposure t o blood -borne viruses, and infection risk reduction, including waste disposal' (Department of Health, 2013) explain about the HSE? - answer✔✔•Compliance with Health and Safety at work act is overseen and regulated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE •HSE is a government body that provides guidance to employers on the correct enforcement of the Act •Every Dental Practice is required to be registered with the HSE •They Investigate any serious incidents that occur in the workplace Explain about the office of the chief dental officer? - answer✔✔The Office of the Chief Dental Officer England represents the head of the dental profession in England, providing system wide professional and clinical leadership, by setting the strategic vision for England's oral he alth. They give guidance on Health and Safety such as safe disposal and use of amalgam what is the safety at work act 1974? - answer✔✔Protects staff and visitors on the premises The employer has a statutory duty to ensure that, as far as is reasonably practicable, the health safety and welfare at work of all employees and all visitors (including patients) are always considered. this in effect means the employer must carry out a ri sk assessment by identifying hazards, assessing the likelihood and severity of the risks and balancing against the cost of controls in terms of finance, time, trouble, effort and sacrifice EXAM STUDY MATERIALS July 29, 2024 12:59 PM What is legislation? - answer✔✔Legislation is defined as law made b y the government. If it is legislation that has been passed by government, you will see the terms 'Act' or 'Regulations' list all the health and safety legislations. - answer✔✔Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002 (COSHH) Hazardous Waste Regulatio ns 2005 Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17) Ionising Radiations(Medical Exposure)Regulations 2017 [IRR(ME)R17] Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 What is a policy? - answer✔✔A policy clearly indicates the position and values of the organisation on a given subject. For example, a policy on infection control will set out how it intends to comply with national standards and best practice. It is a written oper ational statement of intent and explains the organisations stand on a subject and why there is a rule about it. (HIQA, 2008). A policy is a means of guiding an organisation to a desired outcome. what is a protocol? - answer✔✔A protocol is a written raft of terms agreed to and signed by all parties as a code of conduct within the workplace All the protocols together are the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for that workplace explain the duties of the employer to confine with health and safety? - answer✔✔Have valid and in date Public Liability Insurance Displays the correct HSE H&S poster Ensure safe machinery and safe systems of work in place Safe use, handling, storage and transport of articles and substances Provision of necessary information, instructi on, training and supervision Safe place of work with safe means of access and exit Safe working environment and welfare If more than 5 employees to have own Health & Safety policy EXAM STUDY MATERIALS July 29, 2024 12:59 PM why have risk assessments? - answer✔✔Risk assessment must be carried out to identify potential hazards To minimize the risks identified as far as possible the workplace can develop a raft of policy documents which set out the courses of action to be taken for each activity All risks can't be completely eliminated but can be minimi zed as far as possible For examples using amalgam is not harmful if used and handled safely explain what a hazard is? - answer✔✔A hazard is 'something that may cause harm' Workplace hazards include working at heights, manual handling, moving parts of machinery, noise, dust and chemicals. explain what a risk is? - answer✔✔Risk is the 'likelihood of harm occurring, together with an indication of how serious that harm could be' . We normally refer to activities as 'high risk, 'medium risk' or 'low risk'. name the steps to risk assessment? - answer✔✔step 1 - identify the hazards step 2 - decide who might be harmed and who step 3 - evaluate the risks and decide on precautions step 4- record your findings and implement them review your assessment and update it if necessary. what are the concerns and precautions for autoclaves? - answer✔✔Concerns : Explosion, cross infection control, burns & scalds Precautions: Training, correct wate r, PPE, tray handle, validation testing - daily, weekly & monthly, quarterly and annual certification, what are the concerns and precautions for manual scrubbing? - answer✔✔Concerns: Sharps injury and inhalation of aerosol u Precautions: PPE, ventilation, zoning, sharps disposal in surgery when possible and scrub under waterline using long handled autoclavable brushes or using washer disinfector what are the concerns and precautions for amalgam? - answer✔✔Concerns: Can be inhaled, absorbed or ingested. Can affect body systems including kidneys and neurological (brain) systems.
