Managers, supervisors, staff and operatives whose duties include organising or performing tasks for dealing with waste that may contain discarded needles (sharps) and other drug-related waste, or activities where injecting drug users might be present. This includes a wide variety of personnel in councils, housing associations, private contractors and others.

• The law and guidelines relating to biohazards
• Assessing the increase in needle use
• Understanding which blood borne viruses pose a risk
• Identifying what the personal impact may be
• Discussing dynamic risk assessment
• Demonstrating safe use of PPE and equipment