LRD guides and handbook October 2024
Health and Safety Law 2024
Reasons for the rise include fatigue induced by the pandemic, low staffing levels, lack of training, and safer sharps and sharps bins not being available. The survey also revealed that a quarter of respondents had no training on safe sharps use, and more than two in 10 had no education on reporting sharps injuries. Even after an injury, fewer than half attended a follow-up meeting, and 40% reported not receiving any medical advice.