Sharps Injuries Awareness Certification
Every year, over 100,000 people sustain sharps injuries at work. The majority of these individuals work in health and social care settings, but employees in other fields are also at risk. Sharps injuries can have long-lasting physical and psychological effects, so it is important to eliminate or reduce the likelihood of injury wherever possible.
In this course, you will learn how health and safety legislation should be implemented when working with sharps, how to create a safer work environment that reduces the risk of injury and how to respond to a sharps injury.
What you will learn
- What sharps injuries are, why they are dangerous, who is at risk and key pieces of health and safety legislation relevant to their prevention and management.
- How the Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2013 protect workers from sharps injuries.
- How, why and when training employees in the safe use of sharps can reduce their risk of injury.
- What to do in the event of a sharps injury and what information employers need to record following an incident.
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Duration 3 hours
Modules 5
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Course FAQ
Who can take the Sharps Injuries Awareness Certification course?
There are no entry requirements to take the course.
What is the structure of the course?
The course has 4 modules and should take 3 hours. Each module takes between 15 and 45 minutes on average to complete, although students can spend as much or as little time as they feel necessary on the modules.
Where / when can the course be studied?
The course can be studied at any time and from any internet-connected device.
Is there a test at the end of the course?
Once you have completed the course there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken at a time and location of your choosing.
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