Do not let a needlesstick get you by surprise. Accident hazard: Tehy Study on needlesticks and injuries that occurred due to sharp objects
"Health care work has been found through several studies to be one of the most risky occupations for an employee's health. Protecting health care employees from the biological factors caused by the work has been addressed on the EU level and preliminary discussions and counterpart hearings...
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English |
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Helsinki
2009
Tehy |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19183546124919017289-Do-not-let-a-needlesstick-get-.htm |
| Summary: | "Health care work has been found through several studies to be one of the most risky occupations for an employee's health. Protecting health care employees from the biological factors caused by the work has been addressed on the EU level and preliminary discussions and counterpart hearings have been held in order to prepare for potential regulatory action. The needlestick directive becomes a reality, the regulation of the matter will be addressed from three different perspectives on a national level.
The goal of the Tehy study is to obtain information on the frequency of needlestick injuries, recording injuries, risk assessments, event handling and analysis at the workplace, personnel training and orientation, first aid instructions, vaccinations, work procedures, precautions for pregnant employees, occupational health provider activities, creating accident reports, co-operation of different counterparts of the workplace and the activities of the occupational health and safety districts. " |
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| Physical Description: | 55 p. Paper |