Overview

This course aims to provide the learner with the skills and knowledge to recognise health and safety responsibilities in the workplace in relation to sharps, to outline the different uses of sharps, risks associated with sharps and safe disposal and to identify what to do in the event of a sharps injury.

Objectives

This training will enable learners to:

• Recognise health and safety responsibilities in the workplace in relation to sharps
• Outline the different uses of sharps, risks associated with sharps and safe disposal
• Identify what to do in the event of a sharps injury