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ero citations on your OSHA review is nice, but it's really
saying something when OSHA commends your sharps
safety program. We were delighted to earn OSHA's Safety
and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP), a
certification reserved for facilities that go above and
beyond the agency's standard requirements. What really impressed
the OSHA inspectors? Our hands-free instrument passing, double-
gloving and use of the latest safety-engineered devices.
• Safety scalpels.
We're lucky to work with surgeons who are receptive
to adapting their practices to incorporate safety devices. If there are
S H A R P S S A F E T Y
A Sharps Safety Program
Even OSHA Could Love
ARM'S LENGTH Place sharps
containers next to each patient
care area to make disposals
quick and easy.
Forest
Canyon
Endoscopy
&
Surgery
Center
Inspectors lauded our efforts to limit
needlesticks and cuts.
Jennifer Skersick, RN | Flagstaff, Ariz.
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