health and safety

personal protective equipement - PPE

equipement that will protect user against health or safety risks at work such as gloves, eye protection, gowns

occupational health

promotion and maintanence of physical, mental and social well-being of workers

preventing depatures from health and controlling risks within the workplace 

biosafety

measures taken to reduce or eliminate exposure of individuals and environment to potentially hazardous biological agents 

biosecurity 

measures taken to prevent introduction or spread of disease

can be ward, premeses, regional or national level 

healthcare waste

waste from veterinary practise or other healthcare establishments

hazardous waste

waste harmful to people, environment or animals either immediately or over an extended period of time 

cytotoxic chemicals, contaminated sharps, infectious waste 

non-hazardous waste

offensive waste

pharmaceutical waste

domestic rubbish

code for wasting

hazardous waste regulations 2005

EU waste framework directive 2008/98/EC

waste disposal

key legislation

health and safety at work etc act 1974

• occupational health and safety

• responisbility of employers to ensure safety of employees

• enforced by health and safety executive 

• penalties for non-compliance 

• details on HSE website 

control of substances hazardous to health regulations 2002

• many substances in veterinary practises

• requirement of employers to protect individuals =risk assessment, control exposure, health surveillance, incidnet planning, employee duties

reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 2013

• responsibilities to report certain incidents, diseases or near misses = fractures, crush injuries, head injuries, disease due to biological agent, radiation 

ionising radiations regulations 2017

risk assessment

systemic examination of task, job or process that you carry out at work for purpose of 

• identifying significant hazards which are present 

• how these may impact staff and how 

• deciding on appropriate precautions

required by law for all places of work 

must be written down if you have 5+ employees 

hazard

something which may cause harm, such as chemicals, radiation or sharps 

risk

chance, high or low, that any hazard will cause harm plus an indication of how serious the harm could be 

constructing a risk assessment 

identify hazards

decide who may be harmed and how

evaluate associated risk and decide precautions 

record your significant findings

review and update of necessary