Needles & Sharps Clean Up Training Course

Our CPD accredited needles and sharps clean up training course will explain to you in detail the best industry practice guidelines for the safe collection and disposal of sharps equipment. With this knowledge, you will be trained to safely carry out your duties and maintain the high standard of safety required to minimise the cases of sharps related injuries.

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Aims & Objectives

Here is a small list of some of the aims / objectives covered in our Needles and Sharps Clean Up training course:

  • Understand what sharps are.
  • What is a sharps injury and what to do if you receive a sharps injury.
  • Hazards and risks associated.
  • The law and sharps
  • PPE and equipment
  • Disposal and waste management

Benefits

This needles and sharps clean up training course will give you the knowledge and understanding on how to collect needles and sharps safely and professionally, whilst being aware of the risks and hazards that they pose when taking on such cleaning works. This course is ideal for you if you are looking to become a crime scene cleaner, a biohazard cleaner, or a trauma cleaner.

Learning Outcomes

By completing this needles and sharps clean up training course, you should:

  • Understand what sharps are and what is meant by the term “sharps”, examples of sharps -you will learn about the different types of sharps.
  • You will learn what is meant by a sharps injury and how this type of injury occurs. You will then also learn a key stage of high importance, which is what to do if you receive a sharps/needle stuck injury, this module will teach you what actions you need to take.
  • You will learn about the different hazards involved when undertaking a contract containing needles and sharps, you will also be taught how to write a basic risk assessment and method statement to carry out this work and to minimize the risks associated to needles and sharps collection.
  • You will discover the law and sharps and why there are laws in place when it comes to sharps and sharps related injuries.
  • You will learn the correct PPE required and what equipment is best to use.
  • You will also cover how to safely and legally dispose of the sharps to prevent injuries and keep up with the current government waste regulations.

Requirements

We require no previous experience or knowledge of needles and sharps cleanup for you to complete this course. However, it is assumed that applicants have a good understanding of English and have a sound educational background. We do highly recommend that applicants do take part in our Bloodborne Pathogens training course before you carry out our needles and sharps clean up training course. Learners aged 16 – 17 years can complete this needles and sharps clean up training course in the UK but are unable to operate in this field until they are 18 years old, due to the nature of this work.

Completion requirements

After going through the 1-day course, you must complete a multiple-choice test and achieve a pass rate of at least 80% or higher. If you are taking part in the 3-day trauma and biohazard course, you will complete a multiple-choice test after each module and achieve a pass rate of at least 80% or higher.

FAQs

What do I get?

Once you have completed the needles and sharps clean up training course, you will receive a CPD (Continuous Professional Development) certification in needles and sharps clean up training and a NASC ID badge, showing your qualifications. You will receive these in the post a few days after completing the course.

Who is this course for?

This needles and sharps clean up training course is ideal for those who are hoping to pursue a career in crime scene cleaning, forensic cleaning, and trauma and biohazard cleaning. Or for those who want to understand the risks of bloodborne pathogens and the dangers that they can pose. This course is also ideal for those who are already involved in the cleaning industry and would like to expand your professional cleaning services.

Is this course online or face to face?

Here at The National Academy of Specialist Cleaners we only offer face-to-face training. We believe that face to face training is more beneficial than online learning when it comes to specialist cleaning. We believe this because here at NASC you will have the opportunity to discuss real life scenarios with an experienced trauma and biohazard cleaning operative. You may also get the chance to discuss business with a trauma and biohazard business owner. During the course you will get introduced to real life products, PPE, and you will get cleaning equipment demonstrations with explanations. Here at The National Academy of Specialist Cleaners you will get a hands-on learning experience.

How can I do this course?

At The National Academy of Specialist Cleaners, you have the option of completing this needles and sharps training course through either a one-day course, or through our 3-day trauma and biohazard cleaning course.

If you choose to complete the needles and sharps clean up training course over one day, you will have a morning session of completing the course and exam, then in the afternoon you will go over to The National Academy of Specialist Cleaners practical training facilities. In the practical training facility, you will come face to face with scenarios that you could face in the real world, and you will learn how to approach these scenarios professionally and safely as well as how to complete the specialist cleaning of needles and sharps.

If you choose to complete the needles and sharps clean up training course as a part of the 3-day trauma and biohazard course, you will also be completing other modules such as unattended death clean up training, bloodborne pathogens training, hoarding and clearance training, and pigeon guano clean up training.

What is CPD?

Continuing Professional Development is a commitment to ongoing lifelong learning. CPD encourages looking forward and identifying opportunities to learn something new, refresh existing knowledge, improve skills, or simply keep up to date with the latest developments within a particular profession or industry.

Location

The National Academy of Specialist Cleaners are based in Little Walden, Essex.

Here at NASC we have two training facilities. We have our classroom where all the classroom-based learning of the modules will take place, this is where you will complete the course, do the exams and be shown examples of chemicals, PPE and equipment demonstrations that will be needed when taking part in this specialist cleaning sector.

Then we also have our practical training facility, this is where you will take what you have learnt in the classroom and put it to the test. Here you will be faced with life-like scenarios that you could face when you venture out into this specialist cleaning sector. Here you will get help and support from the trainers on how to complete these works properly and safely with experienced trauma and biohazard cleaners on site giving you the best advice and tips on how to do this.

If you are a large group between 6 – 12 candidates, and you have adequate facilities for us to come and deliver the this course. We are more than happy to come to your premises to deliver the course for you.