title: Risk assessment and management to ensure health and safety at work.
abstract: Mammet, the charge nurse on a surgical ward, was asked to carry out a risk assessment on health and safety. He had never been taught such an activity and needed to seek advice.
authors.affiliation: University of Glamorgan.
authors.forename: Bridgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dimond
mesh_terms: D005161:Facility Regulation and Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom