The Concept
It is becoming increasingly understood what dental practices are required to do to become compliant with occupational health and safety legislation. In fact, available resources indicate what is required for compliance within the dental practice. The practice owner however, is still required to complete the time-consuming work needed to develop a fully compliant health and safety management program. To address the concerns of busy dentists who wish to be compliant with the law, but lack the time or resources required, Dental Practice Safety is proud to offer the Dental Practice Safety Club. By joining the Dental Practice Safety Club, your practice will be provided with a complete safety management program addressing the specific safety issues within the dental practice, implemented under the guidance of a team of professional consultants.
Our objective is simple: to make full health and safety compliance as easy to achieve as possible, at a reasonable cost.
How the club works
Membership within the Club entitles the practice member to several benefits, but the most notable is the development of a complete health and safety management program designed for their specific practice. After receiving a welcome package, including direction on a few simple steps to get started, elements of the safety program are released on a monthly basis for a period of 12 months. A review of each monthly element is conducted via webinar with the designated team member at the practice, to ensure full understanding. In the event that the team member cannot participate in the conference call, a copy of the webinar will be available for review.
By breaking a rather overwhelming body of regulations into a series of smaller steps and by providing guidance in implementation, we make the entire process much easier to manage.
At the conclusion of the program, your practice has a complete, compliant health and safety program that is well understood and has been communicated to team members in the practice.
The Dental Practice Safety Club Program — Components
Joining the Dental Practice Safety Club involves a monthly subscription for ease of budgeting. Members receive a comprehensive Welcome Package including a corporate binder which becomes the health and safety manual, containing core health and safety policies to get started as well as several other gifts and resources.
Subsequent program elements including programs and procedures specifically tailored to dentistry are released monthly to be added to the health and safety manual. Combined, they create your integrated health and safety management system. This extensive combination of policies, procedures, programs and resources includes over 60 areas of subject matter materials, expertly written in clear, understandable language.
Subject categories include:
- Health and Safety Policies
- Legal Responsibilities
- Infection Control
- Radiation Safety
- Health and Safety Representatives and Committees
- Accident/Incident Reporting
- Housekeeping
- Workplace Inspections
- Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
- And much, much more . . .
A hazard identification and risk assessment conducted at your practice is included in the membership. In addition, Club members benefit from ongoing evaluations of the program implementation critical to the success of the program. Member liaisons registered with professional associations receive continuing education credits for their active participation.
BENEFITS OF DENTAL PRACTICE SAFETY CLUB MEMBERSHIP
- Health and Safety Management Program Development
- Compliance with legislation and regulations
- Manageable and planned execution of a relevant health and safety program
- Essential Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment report customized for each practice
- Access to the expertise of health and safety professionals
- Hands-on coaching and guidance for your program
- Scheduled consultation with the practice’s designated staff member
- Mid- and final-term audit report
- Convenient
- Saves time — hundreds of hours saved providing time to develop your practice
- Saves money by providing a consulting service that would typically be tens of thousands of dollars in development when purchased independently of the Dental Practice Safety Club
- Saves money with efficient execution and expert advice
- Conserves resources that would be strained attempting to understand how to develop and execute an independent program to achieve compliance
- Improves purchase decisions by providing direction on options and anticipated price points for health and safety-related products and other services
- Demonstrates due diligence to the appropriate authorities; Dental Practice Safety is able to confirm program development and status on behalf of the practice to authorities
With the numerous advantages for your business, joining the Dental Practice Safety Club makes good sense. Join Now!!