Study results suggest that although there have been significant advancements in sharps safety technology and legislation to support sharps safety, sharps-related injuries actually increased during the ...

Sharps are those instruments when intact or broken have the ability to, cut, scratch or pierce the skin or breach mucus membranes. Used or infectious sharps are sharps that have been in contact with ...

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses offers an extensive sharps safety toolkit to help teach evidence-based practices and prevention techniques to decrease sharps injuries during surgery ...

Safe in Common has released the “Top 10 Golden Rules of Safety” to reduce the risk of needlestick and sharps injuries in the healthcare setting. The 10 rules are intended to provide guidelines for ...

A "culture of safety" is a central value in most healthcare institutions. One crucial piece is protecting employees from the risk of occupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens. Indeed, ...

Sharps and needlestick injuries continue to be a primary occupational hazard for healthcare workers around the world. In fact, recent research suggests that healthcare workers suffer from over two ...

In this context, a sharp can be defined as any dental instrument that has the potential to cause a penetrating injury to the skin. When contaminated with body fluids, a percutaneous injury is classed ...

The current market research report delves into the demand dynamics of the Sharps Safety industry across various segments, offering insights into its size, share, growth trajectory, trends, and future ...

Employees, community members, and safety leaders gathered over Labor Day to honor St. Louis Cold Drawn’s commitment to prevention, innovation, and a culture of workplace safety. St. Louis Cold Drawn, ...