Prepackaged Procedure Trays and Sharps Safety Standards

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• Personal Author:
  Chalupka S ; Davis, Letitia ; Galligan C ; Laramie A
• Description:
  Many hospitals are routinely offered prepackaged procedure trays containing sharp devices that conflict with mandates of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) standard, which requires hospitals to systematically evaluate and select safety products whenever possible. These trays may also be in conflict with state regulations and with the hospital's own sharps injury prevention efforts. (See Significant statistics.) This article gives an overview of the problem based on our investigation, highlights the need for tray suppliers to provide products that offer safety and regulatory compliance at a reasonable cost, and suggests actions you can take. The terms kit, tray, and pack are used interchangeably to describe a unit supply of medical devices and supplies for conducting a particular medical procedure. For simplicity, we'll refer to these supplies as trays in this article. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Blood Blood-Borne Pathogens Health Personnel Hematologic Diseases Hospitals Needlestick Injuries Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Bloodborne Pathogens Health Care Workers Hospital Equipment Injury Prevention Needlestick Injuries Sharps
• ISSN:
  0744-6314
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  50-52
• Volume:
  42
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061305
• Citation:
  Nurs Manage 2011 Mar; 42(3):50-52
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  Massachusetts State Department of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Nursing Management
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c0634f5ef5fe956e01c90b75f460e4c1d2e340cb4430a3f90bac7d99ee0453c4e373a7a97e282312b9172f1e9c77f244d1df8796b83fe85b6d719d66481e9657
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224873/cdc_224873_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 110.64 KB ]