Discarded drug needles and paraphernalia in the UK hold specific risks to employees and members of the public.
Hypodermic syringes and associated drugs paraphernalia may be infected with blood borne infections such as Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B or even HIV.
Staff need to be able to spot the danger signs to help avoid a sharps injury!
In the photo below is an item that is used specificaly for injecting street drugs!
can you spot it!
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If staff do not understand the dangers due to lack of training then they may suffer a sharps injury and face months of testing and stress.
York City Council, Doncaster City Council, Aster Group, British Waterways, Mears Group, Forestry Commision, Shropshire Housing, Holiday Inn, Hyde Group and many more have benefited from the training we provide.
