Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “healthcare contractor” means an employer whose main activity is not the management, organisation or provision of healthcare, but who provides services under contract to a healthcare employer;

• “healthcare employer” means an employer whose main activity is the management, organisation and provision of healthcare;

• “injury” includes infection;

• “medical sharp” means an object or instrument necessary for the exercise of specific healthcare activities, which is able to cut, prick or cause injury;

• “safer sharp” means a medical sharp that is designed and constructed to incorporate a feature or mechanism which prevents or minimises the risk of accidental injury from cutting or pricking the skin.