Sharps Training

Should we take sharp injuries seriously? Yes because of the risk of transmission of blood-borne pathogens. This can happen if the sharp has been contaminated by blood or body fluid from an infected person. 

A sharps injury can be defined as the penetration of the skin by a needle or other sharp object, which has been in contact with blood, tissue or other body fluids before the exposure. Such injuries carry serious health risks, placing the victim at increased risk of contracting infectious diseases, such as Hepatitis B (HBV), Hepatitis C (HCV), and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

Our online training course aims to ensure the safety of workers in various industries where dealing with any sharp comes with a risk. However, with the correct training and knowledge, the risk of accidents from handling sharps can be reduced.

This health and safety eLearning course takes around 45 to 60 minutes with instant CPD accredited personalised certification on completion.

• Train 1-9 people £19.95 each

• Train 10+ people £13.50 each

• Train 25+ people £7.95 each

• Train 50+ people £6.25 each

• Train 75+ people £5.50 each

• Train 100 people £4.95 each

• Training 100+ people? Contact us for special rates

Despite health and safety regulations, cleaning can be a hazardous occupation, especially for operatives working in areas where there are sharps (needles and other sharp objects used to puncture the skin). Some areas are considered to be ‘safe’, such as health care settings and care homes, where there are strict rules about waste handling. However human error may occur so operatives should remain vigilant.

Other environments that cleaning operatives can expect to encounter this potential hazard include public toilets, rubbish bins and bags, and communal areas. Unfortunately, contaminated materials are sometimes even deliberately planted on handrails, waste bins, or under tables placing operatives in a great deal of danger.

This course covers the following points and was produced with the assistance of the infection control team within the NHS

• What are sharps?

• What is a sharp injury?

• How to deal with a sharp injury

• What are the associated risks?

• Understanding blood-borne viruses (BBV)

• Who are most at risk?

• Safety advice and tips

• Understanding the law and what is says

This course is suitable for anyone working to minimise and control the risk of infection, most notably in a healthcare environment such as hospital, doctors surgeries, clinics or a first aid responder setting where the risk of infection transfer is high.

The following example job roles can benefit from having Infection control training in place:

• Cleaners

• Doctors

• Dentists

• Facilities staff

• First Aiders

• Healthcare workers

• Nurses

• School staff

• Tattooists

• Teachers

• Vets

Once setup you can login from your device securely to ClickHSE, our award-winning online health and safety learning management system.

You can complete the course at a time to suit you and use bookmarks to return to your page should you need to take a break.

At the end of the course you will be presented with an assessment of multiple choice questions and will need to score 80% to be awarded the course certificate.

You can re-take the course or assessment as many times as you like during the lifetime of your course subscription.

On completion of the course the trainee will be awarded a fully personalised Infection control certificate which can be printed on the day and is also saved within our secure training platform ClickHSE.

Copies can be made available should a copy be required in the future for your evidential proof of training.

This course is also CPD accredited providing credits for your Continuing Professional Development.