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Institution M<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 />

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 />

Achieves 12 air changes/hour<br />

Ventilation does not recirculate<br />

Guard<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> extraction on saws to<br />

control aerosolisation<br />

Manual h<strong>and</strong>l<strong>in</strong>g issues<br />

M<strong>in</strong>imises risk by use of personal<br />

protection:<br />

Impermeable clothes<br />

Adequate footwear<br />

Face splash guards rout<strong>in</strong>ely used<br />

Double-gloved<br />

Adequate respiratory protection<br />

Appropriate isolated clean facilities<br />

M<strong>in</strong>imises risk by means of appropriate<br />

immunisations for staff:<br />

BCG/Basel<strong>in</strong>e Mantoux<br />

Hepatitis B Virus Antibodies<br />

(HBV Abs)<br />

Monitor<strong>in</strong>g of control measures:<br />

Environmental monitor<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Personal monitor<strong>in</strong>g (Tb Mantoux<br />

status, HBV Abs etc.)<br />

Safe disposal of high-risk wastes<br />

Facility suitable for use<br />

(auditor’s summation)<br />

Work practices suitable<br />

(auditor’s summation)<br />

Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />

Available<br />

On a case by case basis. ? Needs<br />

more formal approach<br />

Inadequate<br />

Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />

Extensive documentation<br />

Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />

Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />

Exceeds st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />

Exceeds st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />

Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />

Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />

Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />

Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />

Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />

Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />

Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />

Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />

Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />

Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />

Meets st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />

Exceeds basic st<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>and</strong> atta<strong>in</strong>s<br />

excellence<br />

Exceeds basic st<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>and</strong> atta<strong>in</strong>s<br />

excellence<br />

36<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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