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| "In the administration
of radiopharmaceuticals, the radiation itself poses an occupational
hazard to employees.
This must be accounted for in the evaluation and implementation
of devices. The safer device (for needlestick protection)
must not compromise employee protection from the radiation
hazard." |
— U.S. Occupational
Safety & Health Administration, Directorate
of Compliance Programs, 8/17/01.
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Cardinal
Health’s safety solutions help you comply
with OSHA requirements mandated by the
Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act, (www.osha.gov)
without sacrificing radiation safety:
Over the past decade, the growing incidence of
hepatitis, HIV, and other bloodborne pathogens has
increased the hazards from, and regulatory focus on,
biohazards in the healthcare workplace. And
Cardinal Health innovations have led the way to
help Nuclear Medicine respond to this new set of
safety and regulatory changes.
Cardinal Health provides a broad array of solutions
to increase the safety of healthcare workers and
patients, and to comply with accreditation and
regulatory requirements. Other needlestick
prevention alternatives require nuclear medicine
employees to choose between needlestick, radiation
or bloodborne pathogens exposure. With Cardinal
Health, you have complete protection — without
compromise. |
