Health and Safety Law 2024 (October 2024)

The Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2012 implemented the requirements of an EU Directive on the prevention of sharps injuries in the healthcare sector and remain in force post-Brexit as assimilated EU law (see Chapter 1). Sharps injuries occur when a needle, blade or other medical instrument penetrates the skin.

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