Are you a manufacturer of dental prostheses?
In search of a health and safety risk assessment tailored to your activity?
Do you need a pre-filled assessment to save you hours of work?
Want to be in compliance with safety regulations?
 
Our Health and Safety Risk Assessment is designed to meet your needs with:
→ A professional risk assessment totally specific to dental technicians.
→ Risk prevention proposals for dental technicians.
→ The integration of risks linked to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.
 
All this in an easily editable Excel format, allowing you to make personalized updates on your own.
 
FEATURES OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT 
 
This 5-page Excel file includes:
A Cover Page
A Company Information page
A presentation of the Risk Assessment Methodology used.
An occupational risks assessment tailored to your sector of activity.
A risk prevention schedule with all the different safety measures.

It contains 25 occupational risk situations classified into 3 work units:
Prosthesic production
Administration
On the road
 
☑ Complies with the employer's obligation to assess risks
(Regulation 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999)
☑ Adheres to the General Principles of Prevention
(Schedule 1 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999)
☑ Takes into account good practice and pitfalls in risk assessment
(Report RR151 from the Health and Safety Executive)
 
EXCERPTS FROM THE HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT 
 
The danger of inhaling silica dust: Dental technicians work with silica to produce dental prostheses. This work generates large quantities of crystalline silica dust, which is toxic by inhalation. These risks are present when silica dust is generated while working on dental prostheses, notably during grinding, sanding and polishing operations. Silica is known to be a carcinogenic compound by inhalation. It also causes silicosis, a serious lung disease caused by inhalation of silica dust, resulting in irreversible loss of respiratory capacity, coughing and potential heart failure. Silicosis can sometimes progress to tuberculosis in certain individuals. Protecting yourself from silica dust is essential. The best way to reduce dust-related risks is to opt for collective protection using a dust extractor. This must be correctly sized by professionals according to the size of the premises and the quantity of dust generated. Secondly, it is also advisable to equip yourself with individual protection against dust. To this end, every person generating silica dust or coming into contact with silica dust must wear a mask.
 
The danger of using disinfectants: Dental technicians use disinfectants, particularly aldehyde molecules (formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde) for antimicrobial applications such as disinfecting dental impressions. Mainly when preparing and applying disinfectants, and when cleaning tools and work surfaces that have been in contact with these products. Formaldehydes are classified as CMR and are carcinogenic in the long term. In the short term, the main damage caused by direct skin contact with formaldehydes is irritation, and the risk of sensitization leading to acute and chronic skin ailments. In addition, formaldehydes are volatile products which, when inhaled, cause respiratory symptoms, notably asthma.
 
The danger of awkward postures and repetitive movements: Dental technicians have to work in awkward postures. The most common poor posture is sitting on a chair, with the back bent forward to get a close view of the work (kyphotic position). Prosthetists are exposed to this risk all year round. Exposure varies from one person to another, mainly depending on the good/bad postures adapted by each and every one. The risk of adapting poor posture is also increased by the presence of unsuitable furniture (e.g. chairs without height adjustment). This can lead to back or musculo-tendinous disorders, Musculo-Skeletal Disorders (MSD)...
 
 
A GUARANTEE OF THE QUALITY OF OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT 
_ We're registered as Professional Risk Prevention Consultants.
_ Our team comprises graduate safety engineers.
_ Our documents are routinely checked by safety inspectors.
_ We frequently update our Occupational Risk Assessments.
 
RESOURCES 
_ "Occupational Hazards in Prosthetic Dentistry" by Walsh Medical Media.