Course Details
- Price on Application
- 0.5 Day
Who should attend?
For any persons who deal with sharps & needles such as nurses, disposal contractors, council workers & youth leaders, general construction site workers and any employees who potentially could come into contact with sharps or needles.
Aims
To provide information on what sharps are, the risks involved in the handling of these and what to do in the event of an injury.
Objectives
Legislation
- What are sharps
- What are the health risks?
- Safe Handling & Disposal
- Dealing with contaminated sharps in public areas
- What to do in the event of a needle stick injury