Canadian Websites
- Canadian Nurses Association
- Features recent news, information and policy statements on a variety of subjects including bloodborne pathogens
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
- Provides information and advice about occupational health and safety.
Other Websites
- Safer Medical Device Implementation in Health Care Facilities
- National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) recommends that health care facilities use safer medical devices to protect workers from needlestick and other sharps injuries.
- Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Health Care Settings
- National Institute for Occupational Heath and Safety (NIOSH) Publication No. 2000-108, November 1999.
- Enforcement Procedures for the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
- Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) directive issued 11/2001, CPL2-2.69. This instruction establishes policies and provides clarification to ensure uniform inspection procedures are followed when conducting inspections to enforce the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.
- International Healthcare Worker Safety Centre, U. of VA
- Features a list of safety devices with manufacturers and specific product names.
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Safety and Health Topic: Needlestick Prevention
- Features recent news, recognition, evaluation, controls, compliance, and links to information on effective engineering controls.
- Selecting, Evaluating, and Using Sharps Disposal Containers
- National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) features information on selecting, evaluating, and using sharps disposal containers. January 1998 Publication No. 97-111.
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