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Institution J Audit Requirement Meets Basic Standards Meets High-Risk Standards Hazard identification Regular induction and staff training Chemical hazard information communicated to staff “Public safety” policies for visitors Risk control: Carries out risk assessment Inadequate No ongoing standards No evidence to support this happening Meets standards Inadequate. Not done by unit exposed to risk. Minimises risk by engineering controls Ventilation controls: Mortuary at negative pressure Meets standards Achieves 12 air changes/hour Meets standards Ventilation does not recirculate Meets standards Guarding and extraction on saws to control aerosolisation No guarding or extraction Meets standards Manual handling issues Meets standards Minimises risk by use of personal protection: Impermeable clothes Meets standards Adequate footwear Meets standards Face splash guards routinely used Meets standards Double-gloved Meets standards Adequate respiratory protection ? Inadequate Appropriate isolated clean facilities Meets standards Minimises risk by means of appropriate immunisations for staff: BCG/Baseline Mantoux Meets standards Hepatitis B Virus Antibodies (HBV Abs) Meets standards Monitoring of control measures: Environmental monitoring Carried out Personal monitoring (Tb Mantoux status, HBV Abs etc.) Meets standards Safe disposal of high-risk wastes Inadequate Facility suitable for use (auditor’s summation) Meets basic standards Almost meets high-risk standards Work practices suitable Some discrepancy between statements and actions. For example a bicycle was stored in the “clean” autopsy area but presumably this belonged to the last case as no owner could be found! 30 Health and Safety Issues in New Zealand Mortuaries
Comments on Institution J • This facility meets the requirements of a basic facility. • It would meet “high-risk” specifications with some work practice and procedural modifications. Health and Safety Issues in New Zealand Mortuaries 31
Page 1 and 2: Health and Safety Issues in New Zea
Page 3 and 4: Contents Executive Summary.........
Page 5 and 6: Acknowledgements This project arose
Page 7 and 8: Relevance of the Health and Safety
Page 9 and 10: Standards Applied Facility and Proc
Page 11 and 12: Methods A list of mortuaries in its
Page 13 and 14: Comments on Institution A • Meets
Page 15 and 16: Comments on Institution B • Does
Page 17 and 18: Comments on Institution C • This
Page 19 and 20: Comments on Institution D • This
Page 21 and 22: Comments on Institution E • This
Page 23 and 24: Comments on Institution F • This
Page 25 and 26: Comments on Institution G • This
Page 27 and 28: Comments on Institution H • This
Page 29: Comments on Institution I • This
Page 33 and 34: Comments on Institution K • This
Page 35 and 36: Comments on Institution L • This
Page 37 and 38: Comments on Institution M • This
Page 39 and 40: Comments on Institution N • This
Page 41 and 42: Comments on Institution O • This
Page 43 and 44: Comments on Institution P • This
Page 45 and 46: 6. That “risk assessment” occur
Page 47 and 48: References 1. Lunn J, Mayho V. Inci
Page 49 and 50: Minimum Standards Observed Measures
Page 51: Appendix 2: Generic Recommendations

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