Gloved hands carefully place a used medical syringe into a yellow clinical sharps bin, demonstrating safe disposal practices to prevent sharps injuries.

CPD Sharps Awareness

£42.75 GBP

Many assume sharps injuries only impact healthcare and care staff, but workers in other fields, such as waste management, can also come into contact with used sharps.

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✅ Online-Based ✅ Fully Accredited ✅ Recognised Internationally 

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This online Sharps Awareness course begins by looking at statistics on discarded needles and defining what is meant by ‘sharps’, including items such as needles, syringes, and blades commonly found in sharps litter.

It then explores both primary and secondary risks linked to sharps, highlighting employer responsibilities and the importance of risk assessments to protect workers.

Learners will study infectious diseases such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, and Tetanus, alongside the Chain of Infection model, to understand how infections spread and how to prevent them.

The training also examines the likelihood of infection from needlestick injuries and the factors that can influence this risk.

To promote safe sharps handling, the course covers essential equipment like litter pickers, forceps, and gloves, with guidance on safe techniques to reduce injury risks.

It also demonstrates proper sharps disposal, glove removal methods to prevent cross-contamination, and effective handwashing practices.

Finally, the course outlines reporting requirements for discarded sharps and the correct procedures to follow if a sharps injury occurs.

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