Stepped up OSHA interest in needle stick safety

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Just looked over an advisory about stepped up OSHA inspections for needle stick safety and decided it was time to update my office policy/training. Does anyone have an up-to-date office policy and/or training ideas for a small practice they can share? Below are a few resources I noticed. I saw a few ideas/reminders on the YouTube video that were new to me. Perhaps others know of good needle stick safety training videos on YouTube. Videos are probably better than manuals. Thanks for ideas Neighbors, MDHuntsville, AL Solo using FlexMedical EMR/Billing Advisiory – “The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational and Safety Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently announced that it will step up enforcement of regulations designed to reduce the number of needlestick and sharps injuries in various health-related facilities throughout several Southeastern states, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi. From April 25, 2011 through September 30, 2012, OSHA, without notice, will visit a sample of selected medical facilities to review each establishment's processes and programs related to needlestick and sharps injuries. OSHA will focus on facilities that likely have not been subject to previous inspections because of their relatively small size. Those facilities may include ambulatory surgery centers, freestanding emergency care clinics and primary care medical clinics that provide acute, chronic and emergency care. Although OSHA seeks to correct—rather than penalize—needlestick problems through this initiative, inspectors will also evaluate compliance with other OSHA rules, and may recommend a penalty if warranted.” Resources on the web:ANA Needlestick Prevention Guide [PDF] - http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/OccupationalandEnvironmental/occupationalhealth/SafeNeedles/NeedlestickPrevention.aspxhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgeYhOgI9Zchttp://osha.europa.eu/en/faq/how-to-prevent-needlestick-injurieshttp://ananursece.healthstream.com/Pages/Product.aspx?ID=0E41FB67-F79D-DF11-A461-001517135213http://www.osha.gov/needlesticks/needlefact.htmlhttp://www.nursingworld.org/safeneedleshttp://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/OccupationalandEnvironmental/occupationalhealth/SafeNeedles/Brochure.aspx

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> Just looked over an advisory about stepped up OSHA inspections for needle

> stick safety and decided it was time to update my office policy/training.

> Does anyone have an up-to-date office policy and/or training ideas for a

> small practice they can share? Below are a few resources I noticed. I saw a

> few ideas/reminders on the YouTube video that were new to me. Perhaps

> others know of good needle stick safety training videos on YouTube. Videos

> are probably better than manuals.

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> Thanks for ideas

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> Neighbors, MD

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> Huntsville, AL

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> Solo using FlexMedical EMR/Billing

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> Advisiory - " The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational and Safety Health

> Administration ( " OSHA " ) recently announced that it will step up enforcement

> of regulations designed to reduce the number of needlestick and sharps

> injuries in various health-related facilities throughout several

> Southeastern states, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi.

> From April 25, 2011 through September 30, 2012, OSHA, without notice, will

> visit a sample of selected medical facilities to review each establishment's

> processes and programs related to needlestick and sharps injuries. OSHA

> will focus on facilities that likely have not been subject to previous

> inspections because of their relatively small size. Those facilities may

> include ambulatory surgery centers, freestanding emergency care clinics and

> primary care medical clinics that provide acute, chronic and emergency care.

> Although OSHA seeks to correct-rather than penalize-needlestick problems

> through this initiative, inspectors will also evaluate compliance with other

> OSHA rules, and may recommend a penalty if warranted. "

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> Resources on the web:

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> <http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/OccupationalandEnvironmental

> /occupationalhealth/SafeNeedles/NeedlestickPrevention.aspx> ANA Needlestick

> Prevention Guide [PDF] -

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> http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/OccupationalandEnvironmental/

> occupationalhealth/SafeNeedles/NeedlestickPrevention.aspx

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> http://osha.europa.eu/en/faq/how-to-prevent-needlestick-injuries

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> http://ananursece.healthstream.com/Pages/Product.aspx?ID=0E41FB67-F79D-DF11-

> A461-001517135213

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> http://www.osha.gov/needlesticks/needlefact.html

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> http://www.nursingworld.org/safeneedles

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> http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/OccupationalandEnvironmental/

> occupationalhealth/SafeNeedles/Brochure.aspx

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