Bloodborne pathogens
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Occupational Health and Safety Administration issues directive Nov. 28 for enforcing bloodborne pathogens standard that was revised in January following passage of the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act of 2000, which directed employers to choose safer needle devices (1"The Gray Sheet" Jan. 22, 2001, p. 24). OSHA notes that although the agency does not advocate one medical device in all instances, "ideally, the most effective way of removing the hazard of a contaminated needle is to eliminate the needle completely by converting to needleless systems"...