- Sharps | Environmental Health and Safety | Case Western Reserve University
Biological sharps are anything that can cause a cut or a puncture, and is either contaminated with an infectious organism or, by its nature, is always assumed to be infectious (University Precautions is often cited) Items automatically considered to be a biological sharp include:
- I. Regulated Medical Waste | Infection Control | CDC
Puncture-resistant containers located at the point of use (e g , sharps containers) are used as containment for discarded slides or tubes with small amounts of blood, scalpel blades, needles and syringes, and unused sterile sharps 967 To prevent needlestick injuries, needles and other contaminated sharps should not be recapped, purposefully
- Understanding Sharps Safety and Handling | Office of Environment . . .
Safe Handling: Sharps may be contaminated with chemical, radiological, or biological agents, including recombinant nucleic acids Any skin puncture from a contaminated sharp poses a serious risk of infection or toxic exposure To minimize this risk: Do not bend, recap, or remove contaminated needles or sharps unless no feasible alternative exists or if required by a specific protocol Use
- Sharps and Lab Glass Waste | UW Environmental Health Safety
Lab glass and plastic items are not considered sharps, but they are capable of puncturing a plastic bag and can cause potential exposure to waste handlers Use the Packaging Sharps and Lab Glass Waste poster to help identify your waste
- Sharps waste - Wikipedia
Sharps waste is a form of biomedical waste composed of used "sharps", which includes any device or object used to puncture or lacerate the skin Sharps waste is classified as biohazardous waste and must be carefully handled
- What Are Sharps? Everything You Need to Know - Daniels Health
Discover what sharps are and how to dispose of them correctly Our guide covers everything from sharps containers to disposal methods for healthcare safety
- Sharps - Office of Environmental Health and Safety
The following items are regulated as sharps, when generated in a laboratory that conducts research with non-exempt recombinant and synthetic nucleic acids; human or animal blood and body fluids, tissues or cells; materials potentially infectious to humans, animals or plants:
- Safe Handling of Sharps in the Biological Research Laboratory – Biosafety
Sharps include unused, disinfected or contaminated, needles, syringes with needles, scalpel blades, lancets and razor blades Broken vials and slides with infectious agents or human blood are also considered sharps
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