Translation of "non-sharp " (English → French) :

B. whereas needle-stick injuries and other injuries caused by sharp medical instruments represent one of the most common and serious risks for health workers throughout Europe; considering that hospital staff and health professionals often risk infections caused by injuries as a result of the use of needles or other sharp instruments,

21. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States implement the specific preventive measures necessary to protect healthcare workers from injuries caused by needles and other medical sharps in view of the risk of infection from potentially fatal bloodborne pathogens (group 3 biological agents); notes that these should include the appropriate application of training, safe working practices and medical technology incorporating sharps protection mechanisms, and that the applicable guidance provided by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (FACTS 29, ISSN 1681-2123) should be employed to determine the minimum standard of protection; considers, nevertheless, that Directive 2000/54/EC also requires further revision to specifi ...[+++]cally address the risk arising from work with needles and other medical sharps;

21. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States implement the specific preventive measures necessary to protect healthcare workers from injuries caused by needles and other medical sharps in view of the risk of infection from potentially fatal bloodborne pathogens (group 3 biological agents); notes that these should include the appropriate application of training, safe working practices and medical technology incorporating sharps protection mechanisms, and that the applicable guidance provided by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (FACTS 29, ISSN 1681-2123) should be employed to determine the minimum standard of protection; considers, nevertheless, that Directive 2000/54/EC on the protection of workers from risk re ...[+++]lated to biological agents at work also requires further revision to specifically address the risk arising from work with needles and other medical sharps;

EFTA countries: sharp rise The considerable interest shown by the EFTA countries in the programme has continued, with an average rise in involvement in approved ICPs of 50.3%, and particularly sharp increases of 83.6% for Finland and 66.7% for Iceland.

1993 In relation to the analysis of the events of last year the report discusses the main economic trends highlighting the recessionary conditions, the sharp rise in unemployment and the mixed performance in terms of nominal convergence, with progress on inflation being counterbalanced by a sharp deterioration in budgetary positions.

Sharp increase of new cases The year 1995 was marked by a sharp increase in the number of cases submitted to the Commission and in the number of decisions taken.