This course is designed for employees who are likely to encounter hazards such as discarded needles, syringes and sharps etc as part of their job role. These employees are at a higher risk of injury from used and discarded needles, syringes or sharps. This includes Health Care Professionals in Hospitals and Nursing Homes. It also includes those who work in the community that may come in contact with sharps during the course of their work and may also be of interest to others handling sharps, including tattooists, veterinary staff, prison officers, community workers, professional cleaning companies, those working with drug addiction etc
People with medical conditions and drug users may also use sharps in their homes. Sharps can also be found in public areas. If you have employees visiting clients in their homes or out in parks and public places, you have a duty of care to ensure their safety.
Course outline:
This course will develop awareness of the risks of needle stick and sharps injuries, how to deal with and dispose of sharps and how to protect yourself and others. This course will outline how you can adopt safe working practices to minimise the risk of injury.
Content will include
- What is a sharp and what can cause a sharp injury?
- How to safely dispose of sharps
- Understanding the risks from sharps
- The associated health risks and how to avoid contamination.
- Blood borne viruses
- General Measures to prevent sharps and needle stick injuries
- Initial first aid and further treatment of needle stick and sharps injuries
- Reporting of sharps injuries
- Infection Prevention & Control
- Your role in personal protection
Bespoke Course
This bespoke course will be tailored to meet the particular work place. We can incorporate Basic Principles on Spillages of blood and bodily fluids if relevant to the workplace.
We will travel to your premises to deliver this bespoke course.
On-site and Virtual Course Options
Onsite: We can deliver this course in your workplace.
Online: We have an online /e - learning option that you can complete in your own time and at your own pace
Virtual: We can deliver this to your staff team by ZOOM or MS Teams with a live instructor to answer your questions.
Contact us now for your bespoke Needle & Sharps Awareness Training Course, by email, phone or text.
Contact us now for your bespoke Needle & Sharps Awareness Training Course.
In-house training in Needle & Sharps Awareness is available in the following counties.
Meath | Louth | Kildare | Dublin | Cavan | Monaghan |