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Bureau of Community Health and Prevention
Department of Public Health
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Workplace Injuries & Illnesses

Work-related Injuries Among Health Care Workers

Injury surveillance and prevention for health care workers

Healthcare workers are often at risk for injuries caused by needles and other sharp devices (called “sharps”) and Musculoskeletal disorders. Find information about safe patient handling and other resources to help understand and prevent work-related injuries in health care settings.

What would you like to do?

Top tasks

Report a work-related injury 

What you need to know

Information about needlesticks and other sharps injuries  Needlesticks and other sharps injuries data and statistics  Information about work-related musculoskeletal disorders  Guide to occupational disease and injury reporting 

Contact Information

Phone

Angela Laramie, Project Coordinator (617) 624-5641

Online

sharps.injury@state.ma.us

Phone

Angela Laramie, Project Coordinator (617) 624-5641

Online

Angela.Laramie@state.ma.us

More Information

Additional Resources

NIOSH Alert -Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Health Care Settings
OSHA Needlesticks Page
State-by-State Provisions of State Needle Safety Legislation, May 2001
Training for Development of Innovative Control Technologies Project
Updated U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV and HIV, Recommendations for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
International Safety Center
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