Occupational Risk

CDC Urges Caution To Reduce Workplace Needlestick Injuries

Published in AIDS Weekly, December 13th, 1999

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health issued a recommendation on November 23, 1999, that employers adopt strategic measures to protect the 8 million health care workers in the U.S. from job-related injuries caused by needles in syringes, intravenous delivery systems, and related medical devices.

"Today's health care workforce faces a multitude of risks," said NIOSH director Linda Rosenstock, MD, MPH. "We know that needle-less devices and safe needle devices can save lives. We must do everything we can to protect the health care workers who have devoted their lives to keeping America...

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