Regulation 8 Notification of injuries
Person “A”, who is an employee or other person working under the supervision and direction of a healthcare employer or a healthcare contractor, must—
as soon as practicable, notify A’s employer, or any other employee of that employer with specific responsibility for the health and safety of persons at work, of any incident at work in which A has suffered an injury from a medical sharp; and
provide when requested by that employer sufficient information as to the circumstances of the incident to enable the employer to comply with regulation 7.
In the case of an employee or other person working under the supervision and direction of a healthcare contractor, this regulation only applies to incidents which take place—
on a healthcare employer’s premises; or
under the authority of a healthcare employer.