Sharps Safety
Sharps Safety for Healthcare Workers provides essential knowledge to prevent needlestick and sharps injuries in clinical settings. The course explains the risks of blood-borne infections, safe handling and disposal practices, the use of safety-engineered devices, and the correct post-exposure response to help protect both healthcare workers and patients.

Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Identify common sharps hazards and explain how needlestick and sharps injuries occur in healthcare settings.
- Recognise the risks of blood-borne pathogens, including hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV, associated with sharps injuries.
- Apply safe handling, recapping (where permitted), and disposal practices to minimise the risk of sharps-related injuries.
- Implement the hierarchy of controls, including the use of safety-engineered devices, administrative controls, and appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Respond appropriately to sharps injuries by performing immediate first aid, reporting incidents promptly, and following post-exposure procedures.
Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Identify common sharps hazards and explain how needlestick and sharps injuries occur in healthcare settings.
- Recognise the risks of blood-borne pathogens, including hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV, associated with sharps injuries.
- Apply safe handling, recapping (where permitted), and disposal practices to minimise the risk of sharps-related injuries.
- Implement the hierarchy of controls, including the use of safety-engineered devices, administrative controls, and appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Respond appropriately to sharps injuries by performing immediate first aid, reporting incidents promptly, and following post-exposure procedures.
Modules
Module 1
Understanding Needlestick and Sharps Injuries
Module 2
How Needlestick and Sharps Injuries Occur
Module 3
Preventing Needlestick and Sharps Injuries
Module 4
Safe Disposal of Sharps and Surveillance Programmes
Module 5
Summary
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Sharps Safety course covers needlestick injuries, blood-borne pathogens, infection prevention, safe handling and disposal of sharps, safety-engineered devices, first aid, post-exposure procedures, and sharps container requirements.
Yes, you will receive a certification upon successful completion of the Sharps Safety course.
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The Sharps Safety course is suitable for healthcare professionals and support staff who handle needles or other sharp instruments and want to reduce the risk of sharps injuries and blood-borne infections.







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