Work Health and Safety
Obligation to provide a safe environment: Physical and mental
Person Conducting Business or Undertaking: NSW health ABN holders - SCHN
WHS officer: Responsible for due diligence
Worker: Responsible for following policies and common sense
Other: client (pt), visitor
where does supervisor fit
Consult: WHS representative to WSH committee to guide decisions
Risk:
Report: IIMS all are responsible
Hazard: potential
Incident: near miss
Accident: harm, or WHS non compliance
Manual: posture, repetitive, vibration, sudden force, (Stop, think, do)
Fire triangle: fuel oxygen heat. Burns/asphyxiation/structural collapse/loss of life support
CHESS (Centre for Hospital Epidemiology and Staff Services) 22859
Vaccines: routine, mantoux
PPE: cover cuts with adhesive dressing, glove, gown, goggles, mask
One touch, point of use, sharps disposal
Safety cannulas/needles, transfer to bottle equip
Don't resheath
Needle stick injury
allow to bleed BUT DONT squeeze
Water with soap and water NO alcohol
ENT - wash with H2O/NaCl 0.9
Report to Needlestick assessor through CHESS/switch
(NSW needlestick hotline 1800 804 823 24/7)
IIMS
Person Conducting Business or Undertaking: NSW health ABN holders - SCHN
WHS officer: Responsible for due diligence
Worker: Responsible for following policies and common sense
Other: client (pt), visitor
where does supervisor fit
Consult: WHS representative to WSH committee to guide decisions
Risk:
- identify: falls (1) manual tasks, stress
- reduce: (assess, control, plan)
- Monitor
Report: IIMS all are responsible
Hazard: potential
Incident: near miss
Accident: harm, or WHS non compliance
Manual: posture, repetitive, vibration, sudden force, (Stop, think, do)
Fire triangle: fuel oxygen heat. Burns/asphyxiation/structural collapse/loss of life support
- arson (report odd behaviour), smoking, electrical faults, keep corridors clear
- detect: thermal/smoke detectors activates EWIS/Alarm/Fire / shut doors / alter air con
- communicate (EWIS emerg warning intercom sys includes Warden Intercommunication Points)
- spread: compartments (positive pressure fire stairs)
- extinguish: blanket, ext, hose
- fire exits/emerg lights
CHESS (Centre for Hospital Epidemiology and Staff Services) 22859
Vaccines: routine, mantoux
PPE: cover cuts with adhesive dressing, glove, gown, goggles, mask
One touch, point of use, sharps disposal
Safety cannulas/needles, transfer to bottle equip
Don't resheath
Needle stick injury
allow to bleed BUT DONT squeeze
Water with soap and water NO alcohol
ENT - wash with H2O/NaCl 0.9
Report to Needlestick assessor through CHESS/switch
(NSW needlestick hotline 1800 804 823 24/7)
IIMS