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#1 Posted : 04 September 2007 12:05:00(UTC)
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Posted By chris edwards
Hi
I have to do a COSHH assessment on the handling of used incontinent pads. Any ideas
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#2 Posted : 04 September 2007 13:08:00(UTC)
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Posted By Chris Packham
Can you provide more information on exactly what you people are doing with the pads? I might then be able to respond.

Chris
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#3 Posted : 05 September 2007 12:53:00(UTC)
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Posted By chris edwards
Hi
Staff in a residential retirement home have to handle them, mainly for disposal as most residents are pretty able, if not quite continent
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#4 Posted : 05 September 2007 12:58:00(UTC)
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Posted By J Knight
Hi Chris,

Good sources of advice on this include HTM-07, NHS Estates guidance on safe disposal of clinical waste, and if you do a quick web search on clinical waste you will probably find several NHS Trust policies on the net; of course these shouldn't be plagiarised, but you will find much useful information in them.

I am assuming you are not an NHS organisation, but NHS guidance and policies do tend to set benchmarks in areas like this,

John
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#5 Posted : 06 September 2007 08:15:00(UTC)
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Posted By chris edwards
Thanks John
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#6 Posted : 06 September 2007 10:38:00(UTC)
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Posted By M Short
Hi Chris,


I take it you have not done one previously on this, where or who is now telling you you have to?
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