Tag: sharps

NIOSH: Healthcare Workers Most Injured by Sharps

By Guy Burdick, EHS Daily Advisor Sep 13, 2023 Injuries and Illness

Updated: Sep 13, 2023

Most sharps injuries—84 percent—occur among healthcare workers, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) confirmed in a recently released analysis. Injuries from a needle or other sharp objects can expose workers to bloodborne pathogens (BBP), such as human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and other infectious diseases, NIOSH said in the September […]

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Can Diabetic Employees Discard Insulin Needles in the Trash?

By EHS Daily Advisor Staff Jul 24, 2019 EHS Management

Updated: Jul 24, 2019

They are sharps, after all, so isn’t an extra layer of safety in disposal necessary? As experts at Safety.BLR.com® pointed out in an Ask the Expert question, the trash isn’t technically the proper disposal method—but by the same token, OSHA rules do not mandate that employers address syringes for personal use, which insulin injections would […]