Additional resources are available to help protect against preventable needlestick injuries in the workplace.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

NIOSH, together with the Centers for Disease Control, provides comprehensive information to workers, employers and safety and health professionals in order to reduce risks, prevent injuries and implement controls critical to a safe workplace.

How to Protect Yourself From Needlestick Injuries
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2000-135/

Preventing Needlestick Injuries in the Healthcare Setting
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/2000-108.html

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) — Published by the CDC, the CDC Prevention Guidelines provide official guidelines and recommendations for the prevention of diseases, injuries and disabilities. This comprehensive resource enables public health practitioners and others to quickly access important guidelines information regardless of where they were originally published.

CDC Prevention Guidelines
http://aepo-xdv-www.epo.cdc.gov/wonder/prevguid/prevguid.html

American Nurses Association (ANA) — Join ANA in the fight for a safer workplace. Get valuable information on preventing needlestick injuries in the workplace, pertinent legislation and much more.

American Nurses Association — SAFE NEEDLES SAVE LIVES
http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ OccupationalandEnvironmental/occupationalhealth/ SafeNeedles.aspx

OSHA: Needlestick Prevention — OSHA estimates that 8 million workers in the healthcare industry and related occupations are at risk of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens. Learn about disposal of contaminated needles and blood tube holders used for phlebotomy, compliance, review OSHA's Frequently Asked Questions and more.

OSHA
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/bloodbornepathogens/index.html

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
http://www.apic.org/

View OSHA's Needlestick Prevention Presentation.

Sentinel Event Alert - In April 2002, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) began assessing organizational compliance with the new provisions of the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act. This issue of Sentinel Event Alert was devoted to increasing organizational understanding of needlestick and sharps injuries and presenting suggestions for preventing occurrence, as well as advising organizations of the new requirements adopted in the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act.

View this issue of the Sentinal Event Alert
http://www.jointcommission.org/SentinelEvents/SentinelEventAlert/

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
http://www.jcaho.org/