COSHH basics
Start with how exposure to harmful workplace substances is controlled.
Read source ↗Health and safety in dental practice
Find the key topics, relevant reading and revision activities for this study area. Choose one resource and start at your own pace.
What you'll explore
Start with these topics, then choose the resource that suits how you like to revise.
- Hazards & risk assessment
- COSHH & safe working
- Accident reporting
- Fire, electrical & manual handling
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Further reading for this topic
Selected independent sources relevant to the subjects above. Links open the original publisher's website.
How to carry out a COSHH assessment
Work through identifying hazards, exposure routes and control measures.
Read source ↗Needlestick and sharps injuries
Recognise sharps injuries, prevention measures and appropriate reporting.
Read source ↗Sharps regulations information sheet
Explore employer and employee duties and safe handling of sharps.
Read source ↗Healthcare waste management
Understand why healthcare waste must be classified and segregated correctly.
Read source ↗Ionising radiation: workplace law
Introduce the separate workplace radiation safety framework.
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