Safe working and the prevention of infection in the mortuary and post-mortem room (2nd edition, 2003)

This guidance focuses on preventing and controlling infection risks in mortuary and post-mortem room practice.

It is concerned with the handling, storage and examination of bodies and pathological specimins in hospital and public mortuaries and in post-mortem rooms.

In addition it provides advice to help employers manage the risk from such hazards as chemicals, electricity, manual handling, visual display screens and other ionising radiation.