Courses(s)
Each year, across the UK, over 100,000 needlestick injuries occur in the health & social care sector alone. An estimated 28% of these injuries are avoidable with proper training.
A needle sticks course is essential for anyone working around sharps, helping protect staff and the public from injuries and infections. It provides practical guidance on safe handling, disposal, and incident response, building confidence and creating a safer working environment.
The Needlestick course equips participants to recognise risks, follow correct procedures, and respond effectively to incidents. Covering safe systems of work, protective equipment, proper disposal and emergency actions.
Investing in training demonstrates strong duty of care and supports legal compliance. It helps prevent costly incidents, protects your reputation, and ensures a safer, more responsible operation.
The Echo3 online Needlestick course is for everyone who work where needles and sharps could be present.
At Echo3 we design our courses around how people actually learn. The content is concise, free from unnecessary repetition, and supported by motion graphics to help explain key concepts. This enables workers to train efficiently, stay engaged, and ultimately stay safe at work.
The objectives of the Needlestick course include;
Risk Awareness, provide an understanding of the risks associated with needlesticks and sharps injuries. Especially exposure to bloodborne pathogens such as HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.
Prevention Techniques, learn practical strategies to prevent needlestick injuries and sharps accidents, including proper handling, disposal, and the use of safety devices.
Regulatory Compliance, the course covers relevant regulations to ensure participants understand their legal responsibilities in managing sharps safely.
Safe Practices, imparts knowledge about safe work practices, emphasising the importance of personal protective equipment, hand hygiene, and engineering controls to minimise exposure risk.
Response and Reporting, provides guidance on immediate response measures when an injury occurs, such as cleaning and disinfection procedures, as well as the importance of reporting incidents for further evaluation.
Ultimately, the online Needlesticks and Sharps course strives to protect healthcare workers and other at-risk individuals from unnecessary harm.
This Needlestick and Sharps training is aimed at any individual who may work in roles where needles and sharps may be present, however infrequently.
This includes a wide range of Healthcare & Social care employees (including contractor staff), Laboratory workers, Technical staff, those within the Cosmetic and Body Art industry, or others who may use or work in the vicinity of needles. This includes roles such as Laundry staff, Cleaners, Janitors, Housekeepers and others.
NB: For those working with needles where blood spills may occur, we also recommend undertaking the Bloodborne Pathogens training course.
The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 requires those employing staff in healthcare, tattoo, beauty and other industries that use needles to first assess the risks. Appropriate control measures, such as training, must be put in place, and documented.
The Sharp Instruments in Healthcare Regulations 2013 relate specifically to healthcare employers and contractors.
These employers must provide information and training to staff on a range of specific topics. Most or all will be covered by the Echo3 Needle stick course.
In workplaces where there is a risk to staff from sharpes risks employer may also need to comply with COSHH (2002)
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