Gas Cylinder Safety in Dental Offices

Safety is all important in the dental office. To this end it is essential that each and every employee in the dental office participate ... by observing and either correcting the issue or bringing it to the attention of an individual who has the ability to correct the offending issue.

Additionally, certain items should be checked on a regular basis. This is necessary in the documentation to "prove" that we not only say that we check items, but that in truth we do .. and place this in writing. Creating this "performance based" program in the dental office is one of the items that Dynamic Dental Safety helps to "walk the staff through" in providing our OSHA/Risk Prevention services.

One of the items to check on a regular basis are the compressed gas cylinders. These should be checked in the following way:

Compressed Gas Tanks should be visually checked to ensure:

The area of storage is clearly marked
The tanks are secured
There is no obstruction present
The regulators for the tanks are in place and functional

For further information regarding this or any compliance issue in the dental office, please contact Dynamic Dental Safety at (888) 669-8846 ext. 701