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Sharps Safety
This course provides a comprehensive guide on the necessary precautions that need to be employed by laboratory workers handling sharps, to prevent injurious incidents and associated hazardous exposures. It thoroughly discusses the safe utilization and disposal of sharps, as well as the correct course of action in case of a sharps-related wound.
The Sharps Safety course offers a detailed guide on the necessary precautions that staff working in labs must adhere to while handling sharps, with the aim to avert cut and puncture wounds, and potential hazardous exposures stemming from such incidents. The course extensively covers the correct methods of using and disposing sharps, and outlines the appropriate course of action to be taken in the event of a sharps-related injury.
By successfully completing the Sharps Safety course, you will acquire a deeper understanding of:
- Identifying the variety of sharp objects present in a lab setting and understanding the risks they pose.
- Outlining general and device-specific safety measures to protect oneself from cut or puncture wounds.
- Detailing the correct process of discarding different kinds of sharps waste.
- Enumerating the steps to be taken if one is injured by a sharp object.
- Sharps Basics
- Using Sharps Safely
- Disposing of Sharps Properly
- Injury Response and Reporting
Approximately 20 minutes
Testing conducted throughout this online course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to receive a certificate of completion. Participants are able to repeat the course twice if the pass mark is not achieved.
Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.
Course Details
Course Length
This course will take roughly 20 minutes
Passing Mark
To pass this training course, you need to score 80% or higher on the quiz
Certificate
Upon the successful completion of this course a certificate with your name will be stored on your profile and available to print
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