SESIP
Abbreviation Safety and Compliance
Sharp with engineered sharps injury protection: OSHA term for a needle or other sharp with a built-in feature that reduces exposure risk.
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- UUnit. On The Joint Commission Do Not Use list: it can be misread as 0, 4 or cc. Write "unit".
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