Sharps are objects that can penetrate a worker’s skin, such as needles, scalpels, broken glass, capillary tubes and the exposed ends of dental wires. If blood or other potentially infectious materials ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration offers a free fact sheet on how healthcare employees can protect themselves when handling contaminated sharps. The OSHA fact sheet lists several work ...

Biohazardous agent refers to an agent that is biological in nature, capable of self-replication, and has the capacity to produce deleterious effects upon biological organisms. Biohazardous agents ...