International Healthcare Worker Safety Center Global Initiative
for Healthcare Worker Safety A forum for sharing research and
best practices worldwide in the prevention of needlesticks and
occupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens Defining the
problem... Healthcare workers are a critical resource in every
corner of the globe -- the infrastructure without which
healthcare cannot exist. But in caring for us, they place
themselves at risk daily of contracting life-threatening
infections from bloodborne pathogens, including HIV, hepatitis B
and hepatitis C. Injuries from needles and other sharp medical
devices, along with accidental exposures to blood and body
fluids from splashes and sprays, are the most serious
occupational hazard faced by healthcare workers. (read more)
...and the solution. Who should use this site? Devices with
engineered sharps injury protection are highly effective in
reducing the risk of needlesticks and sharps injuries. We know
that a combination of safer devices, hepatitis B vaccine