# The Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2013, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/645/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-safety-sharp-instruments-in-healthcare-regulations-2013/regulation-2
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