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Web and Print Resources


OSHA directive (11/99): www.osha-slc.gov/html/ndlreport052099.html

OSHA's Revised Bloodborne Pathogens Standard - Published 1/18/01: www.osha-slc.gov/FedReg_osha_data/FED20010118A.html

OSHA Directives - Enforcement Procedures for the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens: www.osha-slc.gov/OshDoc/Directive_data/CPL_2-2_44D.html

OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Module:
www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/nursinghome_ecat/bbp/bbp.html

OSHA Frequently Asked Questions About Needlestick Injuries: www.osha-slc.gov/needlesticks/needlefaq.html

CDC Safety Alert (through NIOSH, 11/99): www.cdc.gov/niosh/2000-108.html

US Senate House Needlestick Bills: thomas.loc.gov/

OSHA Needlestick Prevention: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/needlestick/

OSHA Subject Page for Needlesticks: www.osha-slc.gov/needlesticks/index.html

Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Healthcare Settings: www.cdc.gov/niosh/pdfs/2000-108.pdf

OSHA's Safer Needle Devices - Protecting Healthcare Workers: www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/needlestick/saferneedledevices/saferneedledevices.html

NIOSH Alert – Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Health Care Settings: www.cdc.gov/niosh/2000-108.html

CDC Health Topic – Needlesticks: www.cdc.gov/health/needlesticks.htm

Active and Passive Safety Devices – Managing Infection Control  February 2003: Managing Infection Control - Feb. '03 PDF file (74kb)

Are Your Safety Sharps Really Safe? – Managing Infection Control  August 2003: Managing Infection Control - Aug. '03 PDF file (170kb)

An Ounce of Prevention – Managing Infection Control  August 2003: Managing Infection Control - Aug. '03 PDF file (377kb)



News


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