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American Journal of Infection Control study shows sharps injuries dramatically reduced through use of Sharpsmart safety device.

Mary Ogg provides insight into how sharps injuries occur in the OR and how to reduce risk.

Methods to reduce the risk of needlestick injuries in healthcare facilities.

We examine the history, regulations and adoption of needlestick injury prevention strategies over the last 37 years and why a spotlight is still required on needlestick injury awareness and reporting.

We are excited to share with you the new residence of www.danielshealth.ca.

Find out how you can help reduce sharps-injuries year round.

Karen Daley, former President of the American Nurses Association, spent time with us to share her experience as she was stuck by a needle.

Eliminating sharps injuries relies on many factors – safer devices, safer sharps containers, leadership focus and safety process adoption.

Make sure you adhere to regulations when disposing sharps in your healthcare facility, as failure to comply may result in major consequences.

A survey of 702 surgical trainees in 17 programs from 2007 reported that 99 percent had a needlestick injury by the end of training. Yet, 51 percent of the injuries were not reported to an employee health service.

What are the benefits of correctly segregated healthcare waste? Let us show you!!! Costs, environmental impact, safety and compliance…

At Daniels, we follow the NIOSH guidelines for the mounting height of our sharps containers with each container mounted 52” from the floor.