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Institution J<br />
Audit Requirement Meets Basic St<strong>and</strong>ards Meets High-Risk St<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
Hazard identification<br />
Regular <strong>in</strong>duction <strong>and</strong> staff tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
Chemical hazard <strong>in</strong>formation<br />
communicated to staff<br />
“Public safety” policies for visitors<br />
Risk control:<br />
Carries out risk assessment<br />
Inadequate<br />
No ongo<strong>in</strong>g st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
No evidence to support this<br />
happen<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
Inadequate. Not done by unit<br />
exposed to risk.<br />
M<strong>in</strong>imises risk by eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g controls<br />
Ventilation controls:<br />
Mortuary at negative pressure<br />
Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
Achieves 12 air changes/hour<br />
Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
Ventilation does not recirculate<br />
Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
Guard<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> extraction on saws<br />
to control aerosolisation No guard<strong>in</strong>g or extraction Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
Manual h<strong>and</strong>l<strong>in</strong>g issues<br />
Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
M<strong>in</strong>imises risk by use of personal<br />
protection:<br />
Impermeable clothes<br />
Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
Adequate footwear<br />
Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
Face splash guards rout<strong>in</strong>ely used<br />
Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
Double-gloved<br />
Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
Adequate respiratory protection ? Inadequate<br />
Appropriate isolated clean facilities<br />
Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
M<strong>in</strong>imises risk by means of appropriate<br />
immunisations for staff:<br />
BCG/Basel<strong>in</strong>e Mantoux<br />
Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
Hepatitis B Virus Antibodies (HBV Abs) Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
Monitor<strong>in</strong>g of control measures:<br />
Environmental monitor<strong>in</strong>g Carried out<br />
Personal monitor<strong>in</strong>g (Tb Mantoux<br />
status, HBV Abs etc.)<br />
Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
Safe disposal of high-risk wastes<br />
Inadequate<br />
Facility suitable for use<br />
(auditor’s summation) Meets basic st<strong>and</strong>ards Almost meets high-risk st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
Work practices suitable<br />
Some discrepancy between<br />
statements <strong>and</strong> actions. For<br />
example a bicycle was stored <strong>in</strong><br />
the “clean” autopsy area but<br />
presumably this belonged to the<br />
last case as no owner could be<br />
found!<br />
30<br />
<strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>Issues</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>New</strong> Zeal<strong>and</strong> Mortuaries
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