Health & safety

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The purpose of health & safety is to:

Prevnent injuries & Illness

The reason for health & safety at work act is to:

Reduce the risk of work-related ill health

The intention of health & safety is to:

Reduce the risk of injuries & illnesses

Why is health & safety considered a dynamic process

Risks & hazards may constantly change after the initial DORA

Why might a risk asssessment need to change?

When new information presents itself

Health & Safety is constantly under review, this is to ensure

New technologies are being used to the maximum potential

Which Health & safety legislation is relevant to the role of an EMT?

Health & Safety at Work Act 1974

Which legislation requires employers to prevent or reduce workers exposure to hazardous substances?

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health 2002

A key point in the Provision & Use of Work Equipment Regualtions 1998 is to:

Ensure work equipment is only used for suitable purposes

Under health & safety legislation, your employer has numerous responsibilities. Select one of the responsibilities of an EMT1:

Report unsafe ways of working

According to the Trust Health, Safety & Security policy (2022), an EMT1 must:

Report all incidents & near misses using the correct documentation

What is one of the legal responsibilities of an EMT1 in relation to healthy & safety?

Interact with regulators such as the CQC

In 2015, The Classification labelling & packaging of substances & mixtures (CLP) Regulation was introduced. What does this mean for the organisation in which you work

A pictograms must be displayed on any substances packaging

Your line manager must provide you with an FFP3 mask for

Ebola, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome & Avian Flu

Once a Line manager has been informed of the pregnancy of a staff member, they must:

Perfom a risk assessment on the mother

Who should staff initially approach to find out additional health & safety information related to their role

Line manager

Which electronic platform can staff use to find out accurate information regarding health & safety?

Datix

Who should an EMT1 approach if they have a query about health & safety

Line manager

Who should an EMT1 approach if they have query about health & safety?

Line manager

What is the main cause of injury to patients or public while in our care

Slips,trips & falls

Repetive action or a sudden movement can cause the ‘annulus fibrosus’ to rupture & protrude. What injury does this relate to?

Herinated vertebral disc

A cough, runny rose, loss of taste & high temp are associated with what infectious disease?

Covid 19

Whilst at the ambulance station, performing vehicle checks, a colleague falls out of the ambulance & they sustain a head injury. From the following options, what would the first thing an EMT1 MUST do?

Inform EOC

Mid-way through a shift you become unwell, your symptoms are associated with a urinary tract infection. You must:

Inform EOC & report the illness to Carlisle support centre

When an absence is believed to be attributable to an untoward event occurring at work, as an employee what must you do?

Report to the line manager & complete the Datix within 72hrs

Which of the following best defines a risk

The chance, high or low, that somebody could harmed by hazards

Which of the following best defines a clinical risk

The chance of an adverse outcome resulting from treatment or patient care

Which of the following best defines a hazard?

Anything might cause harm

Which of the following best defines reasonably practicable

Weighing a risk against the time & money needed to control it

Which of the following risks to NWAS staff are increasing

Violence & aggression towards staff

Which of the following risks are increased for staff working in the emergency & urgent care setting

The risk of ill health & injury

Staff injury & illness will impact on patient care in which of the following ways

Increased wait times

You have a responsibility to comply with health & safety regulations. Failure to comply could result in:

Prosecution

Which of the following should be considered when working out a risk?

Likelihood v consequence

The Health & safety executive (HSE) proposes a hierarchy of control measures to reduce the risk to the lowest reasonbly practicable level. To do this the employee should:

Eliminate the hazard or use a substitute piece of equipment

Risk assessments need to be constantly reviewed. You should ask yourself

Have you or your colleague spotted a problem? & how significant is the risk

When performing a dynamic operational risk assessment (DORA), you should:

Question what could go wrong & who is exposed to the hazard

When moving a patient into the ambulance, how could the risk to yourself, your colleague & the patient be minimised?

Use the winch attached to the stretcher

You are assisting a patient out of the chair. What equipment is avaliable to help reduce the risk to everyone involved?

Turntable, transfer board & slide sheet

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