Revision Test – Health and Safety

1. International symbols have been designed to recognised the risk from the chemical under COSHH. The COSHH symbol in picture below is applicable to which of the following items in dental practice.

2. Nitrous oxide gas is used during inhalation sedation for dental procedures. Which method from the option is used to remove waste Nitrous Oxide gas from the surgery?

3. New international symbols have been introduced to indicate the risk category that hazardous chemicals fall into, for ease of recognition in an emergency. Which of the risk categories is illustrated by an exclamation mark on a white background, surrounded by a red diamond?

4. Dental unit water lines (DUWLs) must be correctly used, disinfected and maintained to avoid microbial contamination. On a daily basis, the DUWL should be flushed through for how long before first patient is treated?

5. Your employer has set up risk assessment session and you are asked to fill the details related to all dental materials in dental surgery. On COSHH assessment sheet which one of the following substance would be assessed as corrosive?

6. Which one the following dental equipment needs to be monitored and serviced under Pressure System Safety Regulation?

7. Mercury is classed as hazardous substance, which is present in dental amalgam material. What you must not do to avoid mercury vapour?

8. Actions to take after mercury spillage are very important to prevent toxic vapour being released in dental workplace. In occurrence of mercury spillage which one the following you must not do ?

9. All employers in dental workplaces have a statutory duty to ensure the health, safety and welfare of all employees and visitors to their premises. Which organisation is responsible for ensuring compliance with this duty?

10. The health and safety at work Act 1974 has regulations only applies if the workplace is ?

11. Medical emergency Kit containing Basic list of emergency drugs and equipment should be kept by ;which of the following?

12. The health and safety at work Act 1974 has regulations for safe running of the dental practice. This act applies to which one from below?

13. The picture below is related with safety of which equipment in dental workplace? The process of safety check is known as Portable appliance Testing(PAT).

14. You are required to know Health and Safety workplace Act to ensure the safety of all in the dental practice. Which one the following is RIDDOR partly concerned with?

15. Which one of the following does not form part of employer’s common law duty to take care?

16. You are preparing instruments and materials for composite restoration. You need to ensure the curing light is not causing harm to the operators and patient. What will you prepare for this prevention?

17. The sign in the picture below must be showing in dental surgery if there is use of one device from the list below.

18. The special precautions and safe use of pressure vessel in Dental surgery includes which one the following?

19. Which one of the following is the third step of “the Steps of risk assessment”?

20. In occurrence of minor mercury spillage in dental practice, mercury spillage kit must be used to clear the spillage. Which one the following content present in the kit, which work as mercury absorbent?

21. Dental unit water lines (DUWLs) must be correctly used, disinfected and maintained to avoid microbial contamination. Which particular micro-organism may cause DUWL contamination when correct procedures are not followed?

22. Various regulations and legislations apply to the safe running of a dental practice. Which one of the following is concerned with chemicals and hazardous substances?

23. During a normal working day at the dental practice, a computer terminal within a cupboard becomes overheated and bursts into flames. Which classification of fire does this emergency fall into?

24. You are preparing surgery for acid etch composite restoration. You have prepared PPEs for yourself and dentist. Which one of the following item will you prepare following health and safety for patient?

25. Your manger has called you not to come to the workplace today as there was accident fire in the surgery early morning. This may need to report to HSE under RIDDOR 20 In which situation this accident is reportable to Health and safety executive?

26. As a procedure of assessing risk, A local occupational Health Clinic should be contacted for which one of the following?

27. Mercury is harmful to health if not handled in safe manners. A mercury spillage kit should be present at all the dental practices where….

28. Under RIDDOR(2013) regulation ;injuries occues in the dental workplace must be reported to health and safety executive if the injused person need to stay in hospital for how long?

29. Practice with how many employees must produce a comprehensive health and safety policy and provide all staff a copy of it?

30. All members of the dental team should be able to recognise and manage medical emergencies, not just to support life but also to give first aid treatment when necessary. Which one of the following actions should be taken first in the event of an arterial bleed from the arm?

31. While carrying out risk assessment, the likelihood/severity of the subject under investigation to cause harm to someone is considered. Which term from below is describing this stage.