This online Sharps Awareness E-Learning course is aimed at anyone who may come into contact with sharps waste whilst performing their day to day working activities.
There is a common misconception that sharps injuries are only of concern to medical and care staff. However, it is not uncommon for people in other industries such as waste disposal to come into contact with used sharps.
In this online Sharps Awareness E-Learning course, we’ll start by looking at some statistics relating to discarded needles, then define ‘sharps’ and look at the different types that can be found in ‘sharps litter’, ranging from needles, syringes and scalpel blades to broken glass, knives, scissors and nails.
The Sharps Awareness online course then covers the primary and secondary risks from sharps. The Sharps Awareness E-Learning course will look at the responsibilities of employers and how they must use risk assessment to ensure workers safety as much as possible. Then, the Sharps Awareness course will take a detailed look at Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV and Tetanus
There’ll be a section on the Chain of Infection, helping you to understand how an infection gets passed on and what steps can be taken to break the chain and stop the process.
The online Sharps Awareness course will look at the probability of picking up an infection from a needlestick injury and the factors that can affect this. It’s important to always handle discarded sharps safely so the course will take you through the equipment you need, including litter pickers, forceps, disinfectant sprays and gloves, along with the correct techniques you should employ to avoid injury.
This subject will be further expanded on by detailing the correct sharps handling procedures, including how to dispose of discarded sharps safely, how to remove disposable gloves to minimise cross-contamination, and correct hand washing procedures. Finally, the Sharps Awareness online course cover how to report discarded sharps and the correct procedures to follow if you’re unlucky enough to receive a sharps injury. *Approved by CPD - Duration 55 mins*
- Sharps Awareness Modules -
Sharp Safety, the Basics
Needlestick Injuries
The Chain of Infection
Chances of Infection
Equipment
Safe Handling Procedures
- Related Courses -
Introduction to Personal Safety for Lone Workers.
Diabetes Awareness
Health & Safety in a Care Setting
Infection Control
Duty of Care
Sharps Awareness
We realise that it is not always practical or convenient to attend face to face courses and so we have teamed up with VideoTile to offer an extensive range of excellent quality Health and Safety and Fire Safety E -Learning Courses at highly competitive prices. All of these courses are accredited by leading organisations in their field, IATP, CPD, IIRSM, IFE, Laser, ILM & ETA approved courses and so you can be sure that your learning will be of the highest quality.
Once purchased we will contact you directly and complete the process, linking you to the Learning Management System, where you can monitor yourself or your candidates progress throughout their journey, print a certificate of completion for your due-diligence needs.