European needlestick legislation on the cards

March 12, 2008

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The European Union is consulting on legislation to ensure healthcare workers have more safeguards against the potential for needlestick injuries. It is suggested that the proposed legislation will include a number of measures, which include…

  • The use of instruments - such as syringes and needles - with safety devices
  • The use of safe and effective systems to minimise the use of cannulae
  • The modification of work practices which pose a risk of needle injury in order to make them safer
  • A complete end to the recapping of needles
This development is coming to the end of the second stage of the consultation process. Click here to view more information.

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Written by Andrew Jackson · Filed Under All, News, Safety 

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