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  • Title: OSHA to inspect hospitals, medical clinics for use of safer needles. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Journal: AIDS Policy Law; 1999 Nov 26; 14(21):9. PubMed ID: 11367123.
    Abstract:
    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has notified compliance officers of its intention to start imposing sanctions against health care facilities that do not use safe-needle devices. OSHA also said that facilities need to conduct yearly audits of their bloodborne pathogen programs, and must integrate new technologies wherever possible to protect their employees from exposure. Facilities affected include hospitals, home health service organizations, employment agencies, independent health care professionals, and independent contractors. About 800,000 hospital workers are accidentally punctured by needles each year. HIV is present in about 2 percent of those cases, but only a small number of workers actually contract the virus. The directive is available on the OSHA web site, and contact information is provided.
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