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Sharps and Needles Awareness

Engineers, installers, apprentices and maintenance staff who work in toilets, drains, voids and under floors in homes, empty properties and communal areas.

Around 20 minutes 4 modules 10 question assessment, pass mark 8 Refresher: Every 12 months, and after any sharps injury or near miss Course code BL-SHP-01

What you will learn

  • Explain the real risk from a needlestick injury, and why acting quickly matters
  • Recognise where discarded needles and other sharps are likely to be found during building and plumbing work
  • Work in a way that avoids sharps injuries, especially in places you cannot see
  • Deal safely with a needle you find, including telling the right people
  • Give yourself the right first aid after an injury and get medical help straight away

Course modules

  1. Why sharps matter
  2. Where sharps hide and how to avoid injury
  3. If you find a needle
  4. If you are injured
  5. Final assessment

You need the access code from your employer to start. Not a Beagle HR client? See pricing.

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