The International Healthcare Workers Safety Center at UVA sponsored the one-hour webinar, which focused on how to implement the best practices in non-hospital settings towards compliance with OSHA Sharps requirements.
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Speakers featured in the webinar included Janine Jagger, MPH, PhD,
director of International Healthcare Worker Safety Center ; Elise M. Handelman, RN, Med, occupational and environmental health consultant who served in OSHA for 20 years; and Pamela Dembski Hart, CHSP BS MT (ASCP) of Healthcare Accreditation Resources, who specializes in healthcare accreditation, safety and compliance.
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