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Institution N 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 Minimises risk by engineering controls Ventilation controls: Mortuary at negative pressure Achieves 12 air changes/hour Ventilation does not recirculate Guarding and extraction on saws to control aerosolisation Manual handling issues Minimises risk by use of personal protection: Impermeable clothes Adequate footwear Face splash guards routinely used Double-gloved Adequate respiratory protection Appropriate isolated clean facilities Minimises risk by means of appropriate immunisations for staff: BCG/Baseline Mantoux Hepatitis B Virus Antibodies (HBV Abs) Monitoring of control measures: Environmental monitoring Personal monitoring (Tb Mantoux status, HBV Abs etc.) Safe disposal of high-risk wastes Facility suitable for use (auditor’s summation) Work practices suitable (auditor’s summation) Inadequate Absent Absent Absent Absent Inadequate 6 air changes per hour (not tested) Not well maintained ? No power tools used Meets standards Meets standards Meets standards Meets standards Meets standards Not used Not used Meets standards Meets standards Inadequate Meets standards Meets standards Inadequate facility for basic autopsies Inadequate standards 38 Health and Safety Issues in New Zealand Mortuaries
Comments on Institution N • This institution does not meet the standards required of basic facilities. • It should redesign/upgrade the facility and its work practices or transfer autopsies to a neighbouring facility with suitable facilities. • Current facilities and work practices expose staff (and the public?) to an unacceptable risk. • The OSH DMP has notified management of required improvements. Health and Safety Issues in New Zealand Mortuaries 39
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 and 30: Comments on Institution I • This
Page 31 and 32: Comments on Institution J • This
Page 33 and 34: Comments on Institution K • This
Page 35 and 36: Comments on Institution L • This
Page 37: Comments on Institution M • 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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