Dental practice legionella 'responsible person' training course (CPD02MAY19)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjecteCPD
DescriptionEvery Practice owner has a legal duty of care to ensure that the risk associated to legionella are appropriately controlled and managed. In order for any practice to achieve this goal in line with HTM 01-05, HTM 04-01, HSE ACOP L8 and the HSG274 (Part 2) a thorough understanding is required on the requirements of the current legislation. Delegates will be guided through all relevant legislation and provided with relevant working examples to enable them to act as the defined ‘Responsible Person’. During a Care Quality Commission dental practice inspection, the Inspector will review the practice Legionella risk assessment, sentinal water hot and cold temperature test logbook and look for understanding of this subject. This course is a must for all CQC Registered Managers, Principle Dentists, Practice Managers and all those involved in the safe running of a dental practice.
Additional information

General Dental Council eCPD Development Outcomes covered by this course:

B – Effective practice management & team working.

C – Cross infection control & CPD specific for your daily role.

VenueMercure Fairfield Manor, York  View details
Date & timeThursday 2 May 2019, 09:30 to 16:30
LecturerCarl Cressey  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Dental Hygienist (£25.00pp discount), or Dental Nurse (£25.00pp discount), or Dental Technician (£25.00pp discount), or Dental Therapist (£25.00pp discount), or Practice Manager (£25.00pp discount), or Receptionist/Administrator (£25.00pp discount), or Dentist

Course styleWorkshop
CategoryClinical course
CateringRefreshments and lunch
Development outcomeB, C
CPD hours6:00
Cost£50.00 (subject to discounts, see Target audience above)
Aims

This course is designed to inform and guide delegates in the responsibilities of a General Dental Practice Legionella Responsible Person role.

Awareness of Legionella - An introduction to legionella and the history of the disease – where does it derive from and how it poses to be a problem. What is legionella, legionellosis, legionnaires disease etc.

Identification of Responsibilities – Identification of individual and company responsibilities and consequences of failure to adhere to these requirements.

Case Studies – Examples of recent breakouts and the consequences to both surrounding population and managing bodies.

Legislative Requirements - An introduction HSE’s ACoP L8 and HS274 Part 2 and an explanation of other legally enforceable legislation relating to legionella.

Objectives

Viewing of HSE’s video on control of Legionella – a video produced by HSE detailing the responsibilities placed upon building owners and nominated Responsible Persons.

The Need For Action – Why is such an importance placed upon legionella when HSE report that on average only 250 cases are cases are identified in the UK per annum and half of these contracted outside of the UK?

Approved Alternative Methods of Control – A number of alternatives are available to building managers to control the proliferation of legionella this section will detail the prime options and highlight the relevant advantages and disadvantages.

Risk Assessments – It is a key requirement of the HSE ACoP and HTM 01-05 to carry out a risk assessment on all properties containing water services. But how does the building manager know if the delivered risk assessment is of sufficient utility to meet the requirements of ACoP L8? This section details the key elements of any quality risk assessment.

Record Keeping - In order to demonstrate compliance with the appropriate legislation, records of all relevant work should be kept and recorded. This section provides the delegate with a reference log book and details the exact procedures in how and when records should be maint

Learning outcomes

By the end of the day, delegates will hold sufficient knowledge to fully understand the legal implications of the relevant documentation and to understand how to implement a suitable control and management scheme within their dental practice. It will also instruct all delegates to recognise and respond to elevated risks by undertaking prescribed corrective action.