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New needle stick and respiratory protection for Ontario health care workers
The Ontario government has passed a regulation amending the Occupational
Health and Safety Act which made safety-engineered needles and
needle-less systems mandatory in all hospitals as of September 1, 2008.
The attached PDFs include: a summary piece on Canadian legislation, the actual legislation text, as well as a 'checklist' for hospitals.
For more information, click on the following link.
http://saferneedlesnow.ca
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