#212 Preventing Sharps Injuries: The Role of Engineering Controls

25/08/2025 17 min
#212  Preventing Sharps Injuries: The Role of Engineering Controls

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Did you know that evaluating safer sharps devices is require as part of OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens training?   The Divas provide information on what you must include in training, along with the what, why and how of engineering controls and engineered Sharps Injury Protections (ESIP).Resources:Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act https://bit.ly/4mt3PfbHealthcare Purchasing News - Two Decades Later, Are We Safer? Revisiting Sharps Injury Prevention in U.S. Healthcare  https://bit.ly/47PvEd4CDC Workbook for Designing, Implementing & Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program  https://bit.ly/4mYzcxXAnnual Needlestick and Sharps Injury Evaluation form   https://www.thecompliancedivas.com/resourcesCDC Sharps Evaluation Worksheet   https://www.thecompliancedivas.com/resourcesExamples of Sharps Safety Devices for Dentistry    https://www.thecompliancedivas.com/resources https://www.thecompliancedivas.com

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