House
Jun 15, 1999

To require the Secretary of Labor to issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers.

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Health Care Worker Needlestick Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), to amend the bloodborne pathogens standard to require that: (1) employers utilize needleless systems and sharps with engineered sharps injury protections in their work sites to prevent the spread of bloodborne pathogens; and (2) non-managerial...

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Introduced(5/20/99)
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Jun 15, 1999