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Healthcare: Preventing Injury from Needlesticks and Sharps
Safety Talk What’s at Stake? Close to 400,000 healthcare workers a year sustain an injury by used hypodermic needles and other sharp instruments such as a scalpel blade and suture needles. Such injuries […]
FavoriteProtect Yourself Against Bloodborne Pathogens
Safety Talk What’s at Stake? Bloodborne pathogens are infectious agents that can cause illness and death. HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C are the three most common bloodborne pathogens you will encounter […]
FavoriteProtecting Against Blood and Other Potentially Infectious Materials – Healthcare
Safety Talk What’s at Stake? All human body fluids, including sweat, saliva, vomit, and blood, can potentially be infected with bacteria or viruses. Some of these potentially infectious materials die almost immediately […]
FavoriteBeware of Bloodborne Pathogens
WHAT’S AT STAKE? Nearly any worker could encounter bloodborne pathogens – whether bandaging a co-worker’s cut, stepping on a used hypodermic needle in the alley or helping an accident victim on […]
FavoriteProtecting Yourself Against Bloodborne Pathogens – Spanish
Safety Talk ¿QUE ESTÁ EN RIESGO? Los agentes patógenos transmitidos por la sangre son agentes infecciosos que pueden causar enfermedades y la muerte. El VIH, la hepatitis B y la hepatitis C […]
FavoriteA Slice of Safety Can Help Prevent Knife Injuries
WHAT’S AT STAKE Many workers use utility knives to open packaging. But one wrong move and these tools can do serious harm. In fact, nearly 40 percent of all injuries attributed […]
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