Downloads
Sharps toolkit - OSHA bloodborne pathogen program
- OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Program Assessment Tool (.doc)
- One-page Evaluation Form for Phlebotomy Safety Devices (.doc)
- One-page Evaluation Form for Safety Needle/Syringe Devices (.doc)
- Exposure Control Plan Update Checklist (.doc)
- Sharps Safety Device Evaluation & Selection Checklist (.doc)
- Sample Occupational Sharps Injury Log Addendum (.doc)
- Safer Work Practices to Prevent Sharps Injury (.doc)
- Checklist for Exposure Prevention (.doc)
- Needlestick and Sharp Object Injury Report - EPINET (.doc)
- Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Incident Recording Form - Massachusettes Department of Public Health (.doc)
- Zip archive of all documents (.zip) (146 KB)
Other downloads
- Proceedings of the National Sharps Safety Meeting (.pdf) (220 KB)
- Blunt suture needles: CDC-NIOSH-SHIB bulletin (.pdf) (170 KB)
- Occupational exposures HIV - 2005 (.pdf) (266 KB)
- Occupational exposures HBV, HCV - 2001 (.pdf) (334 KB)
- Success noted in adoption of sharps injury prevention devices; but gaps remain (.doc) (30 KB), from December 2005 Safety Share.
- How to Make an Inventory List of Sharps Devices for Your Facility:
Why you need one and what it might look like (.pdf.) (214 KB) - How (and Why) to Make a Display Board of Sharps Devices (.pdf) (182 KB)
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Premier Sharps Injury Prevention Devices, effective
March 2010 (.pdf)
(38 KB) - FDA Guidance - medical devices with sharps injury features (.pdf) (75 KB)
- Premier Safety Institute's sharps safety device field evaluations summary (.pdf) (79 KB)
- Frequently asked questions (FAQ): The OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard and sharps safety, 2007 (.pdf) (185 KB)
- OSHA Enforcement Procedures for the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens (CPL 2-2 69) (.pdf)
- Status of State Legislation on Needlestick Prevention (.doc)
- Needlestick Safety Prevention Act H.R.5178 (Law 106 430 Nov.6,2000) (.doc)
- OSHA's Key Implementation Dates & Requirements (.doc)
- Press Release: Premier Contracts with Safety Needle Suppliers (.doc)
- Press Release: Premier Encourages Members to Evaluate Safety Phlebotomy Devices (.doc)
- Press Release: Premier Revises Needleless IV Portfolio (.doc)
- Occupational Exposure to ... Needlesticks & Other Sharps Injuries; Final Rule (29 CFR Part 1910) (.pdf)
- GAO Report: Cost & Benefit of Needlestick Prevention Devices (.pdf)
- Complying with OSHA - Frequently Asked Questions (web page)