All working areas must have:

• Ventilation - through flow of air (for infection control and medical gas safety)

• Temperature - keeping cool and/or keeping warm - consider dress code, additional heaters, regular breaks, rotations etc

• Lighting - day and night time operations, appropriate to the task - consider what do in a power cut in the dark!

• Cleanliness - might be our responsibility? Indoor and outdoor, permanent and temporary structure. Consider thee following

  • Safe waste disposal - clinical waste, sharps, general waste

  • Equipment and patient care equipment kept clean

  • Cleanliness for tables, chairs, floors, walls, surfaces