The wonderful world of health and safety

This article will look health and safety. However, it would be quite ignorant of me to write this without also observing other key pieces of legislation as they are inextricably linked. Therefore, this paper will also observe how control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH), Ionising radiation regulations (IRR), reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations (RIDDOR) are key players. This commentary will also discuss the business off risk assessments and how compliance can increase the safety of the team, your patients and their representatives. It aims to refresh your knowledge in your responsibilities and offer advice on putting these in place. It is actually very simple and usually just common sense.