Derby based Accredited Indoor Training Centre with a wide range of fully accredited trainers with over 40 years' experience that can also offer on-site bespoke training
Our Sharps Course (Sharps Awareness or Sharps Training) is a health and safety training programme that teaches people how to recognise, handle and dispose of sharp objects safely, and how to minimise the risk of injury or infection from them. “Sharps” refers to any item that can cut, puncture or lacerate the skin, such as needles, syringes, scalpel blades, broken glass, knives, nails, scissors, etc.
| Course Date |
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| 24th June 2026 |
| 3rd July 2026 |
| 24th August 2026 |
| 18th September 2026 |
| 8th October 2026 |
| 16th November 2026 |
| 7th December 2026 |
| 18th December 2026 |
Price: £75.00
📌 What a Sharps Course Covers
Typical topics include:
• What “sharps” are — not just needles but all objects capable of piercing skin.
• Health risks from sharps injuries, including blood-borne infections such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV.
• Safe handling and use of sharp instruments and objects.
• Safe disposal procedures for sharps waste (e.g., using proper sharps bins).
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other protective measures.
• Legal responsibilities of employers and employees under health and safety regulations.
• Infection control and breaking the “chain of infection.”
🎓 Who Should Take a Sharps Course?
These courses are suitable for:
• Healthcare and social care workers (nurses, carers, clinicians).
• Waste management and cleaning staff who may encounter sharps in their work.
• First aiders, laboratory staff, tattoo artists, body-piercers and others who might be exposed.
• Anyone required by their workplace to undergo health & safety training involving sharps.