Don't know if anyone wants to read the whole thing but this is...

Don't know if anyone wants to read the whole thing but this is what's happening in Europe at current and Alan mentioned recently about the changes to occur in Europe as has happened in the US. I have put up a couple of articles that talked of this in the past, but this is the actual Council Directive.

The link is below and a small snippet from the document. This type of thing will be huge for UNI imo and we just came back from the conference in Italy for prefilled syringes.


http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2009:0577:FIN:EN:PDF

Injuries caused by needles and other sharp instruments are one of the most common and serious risks to healthcare workers in Europe and represent a high cost for health systems and society in general.
It is recognised that hospital and healthcare workers (nurses, doctors, surgeons, etc.), particularly in certain departments and activities (emergencies, intensive care, surgical operations, etc.), frequently risk infection due to injuries caused by needles or other sharp instruments (scalpels, suture equipment, etc.). The consequences may be very serious, possibly leading to serious diseases such as viral hepatitis or AIDS.
Some studies estimate the number of needle-stick injuries at approximately 1 200 000 per year in Europe. In the Community strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work1, the Commission announced its intention of continuing its work, through consultation of the European social partners as provided for in Article 139 of the EC Treaty, on ways of improving risk prevention with regard to needle-stick infections, among others. On several occasions, the European Parliament has expressed concern at the life-threatening risks faced by healthcare workers from contaminated needles.