Staff Safety Tool: Checklist for Sharps Injury Prevention

The University of Virginia, International Health Care Worker Safety Center, provides a free, downloadable checklist intended to help facilities comply with the sharps safety requirements of OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard.

The checklist addresses requirements in areas including the following:

• Sharps safety devices
  Vascular access
• IV fusion
• Injection
• Surgery

Download the International Health Care Worker Safety Center's checklist for sharps injury prevention (pdf) for adaptation and use in your facility.

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