Sharps Safety Links

Government Websites

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• http://cdc.gov/sharpssafety
• http://www.cdc.gov/sharpssafety/appendixE.html
• http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/bbp/
• http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/bbp/safer/

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

• http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/bloodbornepathogens/index.html

Food and Drug Administration

• http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/UCM2005299.htm

GAO report on costs of safer needle devices

• GAO report on costs of safer needle devices

Other Sharps Safety Websites:

• Premier Safety Institute
• International Healthcare Worker Safety Center
• Training for the Development of Innovative Control Technologies
• International Sharps Injury Prevention Society
• National Alliance for the Primary Prevention of Sharps Injuries
• American Nurses Association
• Service Employees International Union
• ECRI
• VA National Center for Patient Safety

Root Cause Analysis

• http://www.rootcauseanalyst.com/
• http://www.asq.org/pub/qualityprogress/past/0704/qp0704rooney.pdf
• http://www.patientsafety.gov/curriculum/RCA/index.html

Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis

• http://www.patientsafety.gov/SafetyTopics/HFMEA/HFMEA_JQI.html

Creating a Culture of Safety

• http://www.patientsafety.gov/vision.html
• http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/ptsafety/chap40.htm
• http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/PatientSafety/

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