Document ID (ISN) | 110598 |
CIS number |
10-0164 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0958-479X - Safety and Health Practitioner |
Year |
2010 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Topping J. |
Title |
A dose of surgical spirit |
Bibliographic information |
Aug. 2010, Vol.28, No.8, p.50-53. Illus. 2 ref. |
Abstract |
This article describes how the National Health Service (NHS) of the United Kingdom, which is the service responsible for operating all public hospitals, is responding to the need to provide safety and health training to its employees. Such training is particularly important because the hospitals operate 24h per day during which employees may be exposed to poisons, radiation, sharps, a variety of pathogens and contaminated waste. Topics addressed: induction training; on-the-job training; job-specific training; refresher training; training of senior management; role of safety and health managers; record-keeping. |
Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; safety and health training; safe working methods; hospitals; health care personnel |
Descriptors (secondary) |
radioactive substances; toxic substances; needle-stick injuries; induction training; refresher training; safety and health personnel; role of management; health service records; biological hazards |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Generalities
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Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
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Browse category(ies) |
OSH training Health care services Biological hazards
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