OSHA is clarifying its policy on the prohibition of removing contaminated needles from blood tube holders in order to reduce the dangers of needlesticks for healthcare workers and others who handle ...

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and OSHA have jointly published a safety and health information bulletin (NIOSH 2007-132 and OSHA SHIB # 03-23-2007) designed to help protect ...

OSHA and NIOSH announced on April 11 they jointly published a safety and health information bulletin (SHIB) designed to help protect surgical personnel from needle stick injuries while using suture ...

Boston is a city of hospitals, hosting some of the finest medical treatment facilities in the world for those seeking specialty care. Outpatients or those newly discharged, along with their families, ...

One year after President Bill Clinton signed a federal law to protect health care workers from accidental needle sticks, many of the nation's hospitals are not complying with the new regulations or ...

Overflowing containers meant to hold needles, syringes and lancets were identified as a workplace safety hazard in the emergency department at St. Charles Bend earlier this year. Oregon Occupational ...

The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals in Vallejo, California were recently cited by Cal/OSHA for safety violations after inadequate safety practices resulted in workers being stabbed by needles on multiple ...