Health and Safety – General
This topic provides information about the legal responsibilities of the employer and employees with respect to general health and safety in a dental practice, including how to assess and manage risks associated with, for example, the practice premises, substances commonly encountered (e.g. natural rubber latex and mercury), the use of equipment (e.g. visual display units and pressure vessels), electricity and waste.
Note that Health and Safety – Infection Control, covering the assessment and management of risk with regard to cross-infection in dental practices and Radiation Protection, which provides guidance to facilitate the safe use of ionising radiation by dental practitioners in accordance with legal requirements, have been developed as separate topics.