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Unit 3.6 Potential Hazards In A Hospital Setting

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Health and safety in a hospital setting report unit 3
6 potential hazards in a hospital and the harm that may arise from each
Physical environment
Spillages- spillages could happen in a hospital everyday due to broken or faulty equipmentas or human error, if this happens it should be cleaned up immediately because substances such as blood could be infectious to other people and be a slip hazard, same applies to bodily fluids and faeces.
Ventilation-Ventilation in a hospital should be continuous to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, fumes and smoke contaminating the air which could lead to an asthma attack, headaches, dizziness, nausea, breathlessness, collapse and loss of consciousness. Ventilation should remove stale air and the air in the room should …show more content…

curvature of the spine
Poor Working conditions
• Staffing levels- issues with using agency staff
• High staff turnover – rates of pay- staff will leave
• Should be having sufficient brakes
• Stress, nervous breakdowns
• Staff relations(communication)
Hazardous working conditions
• Staffing levels- issues with using agency staff
• High staff turnover – rates of pay- staff will leave
• Should be having sufficient brakes
• Stress, nervous breakdowns
• Staff relations(communication)
Use of protection clothing or personal protective equipment PPE
• Staff should use gloves and aprons when in contact with bodily fluids
• These must be changed between service users
• Sterile gloves must be work when applying dressing
• Staff allergic to latex must inform their manager and be provided with latex free gloves
• Masks may be appropriate if there is a likelihood of splashing bodily fluids e.g. flem blood
Hands should be

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