Sharps Safety Links

Government Websites:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC/NIOSH)

• http://cdc.gov/sharpssafety
• http://www.cdc.gov/sharpssafety/appendixE.html
• http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/bbp/
• http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/bbp/safer/

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

• http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/bloodbornepathogens/index.html
• https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/hospital/hazards/sharps/sharps.html

GAO report on costs of safer needle devices

• GAO report on costs of safer needle devices

Other Sharps Safety Websites:

• American Nurses Association

• Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
• International Safety Center
• Training for the Development of Innovative Control Technologies
• ECRI
• Premier Safety Institute