Sharps Online Training Course
Details
Our Sharps online training course will highlight just what the risks are, what the law says, and what practices you and your employer can adopt to help reduce the chances of a sharps accident.
'Sharps' are needles, blades (such as scalpels) and other medical instruments that are necessary for carrying out healthcare work and could cause an injury by cutting or pricking the skin.
Within the medical industry, sharps injuries rank among the most common injuries for both staff and patients. In the UK there are approximately 100,000 sharps injuries every year.
Sharps injuries are a well-known risk in the health and social care sector. Sharps contaminated with an infected patient's blood can transmit more than 20 diseases, including hepatitis B, C and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Because of this transmission risk, sharps injuries can cause worry and stress to the many thousands who receive them.
LegislationHealth and safety law applies to risks from sharps injuries, just as it does to other risks from work activities. Relevant legislation includes:
- Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002.
- Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999.
- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR).
These Regulations only apply to employers, contractors and workers in the healthcare sector. NHS Trusts/Boards, independent healthcare businesses and other employers whose main activity is the management, organisation and provision of healthcare will be subject to the 'Sharps Regulations'.
Outline
This course consists of three sections including interactive questions to ensure you have understood the content.
1.What are sharps.2. Prevention.
3. Test.
A CPD accredited downloadable certificate is available on completion of the course.
Speaker/s
All the online training courses are:
- High quality, video based online courses.
- Compatible on any device and very simple to use.
- Thoroughly researched, accurate in content and filmed in an interesting way in order to fully engage the learner.
- Accredited and approved and can be counted towards CPD.
Special Offer
With GDA Online Training. Staying compliant and up-to-date with all the latest requirements for health and safety / employment law has never been easier.
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What are the Advantages of Online Training Courses?
Knowing that you've got a set of great training resources to keep you or your staff abreast of all the information needed to do the job effectively, safely and within the law that you can access quickly and conveniently, gives you complete peace of mind that this is one less thing you need to worry about. Here's why our online training courses are so good at giving you the peace of mind you need...
- Fully certified and trackable results
- Remote learning
- Learn when you want - evenings, weekends and not just during 'office hours'
- Consistent, quality delivery of learning
- No special learning environment required
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