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Chapter 5 - Health and Safety in the Perioperative Environment
- By Kevin Henshaw
Edited by Daniel Rodger, Kevin Henshaw, Paul Rawling, Scott Miller
Book:

Fundamentals of Operating Department Practice

Published online:

18 August 2022

Print publication:

08 September 2022, pp 49-56
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Health and Safety within the perioperative area present unique challenges in terms of managing the unique hazards and risks that staff and patients can be exposed to. Hazards from lasers, electrical equipment, chemicals, moving and handling, exposure to noxious vapours and gases are just some of the common environmental risks staff are exposed to on a daily basis. This chapter focuses on putting some of the legislation and guidance into the perioperative context. One of the primary aims of the chapter is to foster a culture of appropriate risk assessment and safe practice which will reduce or minimise errors.