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Building a compliant sharps exception process

In November 2000, the Needlestick Safety and ­Prevention Act (NSPA) was passed by the federal government. The act, which was adopted by OSHA under its Bloodborne Pathogens standard several months later, requires employers to identify, evaluate, and implement safer medical devices, and to keep a sharps injury log in an effort to reduce the number of healthcare workers that were being exposed to bloodborne pathogens from accidental sharps injuries.

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