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 ...

According to the OSHA Fact Sheet “Protecting Yourself When Handling Contaminated Sharps (pdf),” containers for contaminated sharps must be puncture-resistant. The sides and the bottom must be leak ...

For transmission to actually occur, someone would have to have hand contact with a sharps container contaminated with C.difficile and then, by not performing hand hygiene, transmit the organism in ...

Accidental puncture from contaminated needles and other sharps can result in transmission of bloodborne pathogens. In most work or laboratory situations, transmission is most likely to occur because ...

They are advised to wear personal protective equipment, place contaminated items in proper disposal bags, place contaminated sharp objects ("sharps") into sharps containers, and wash their hands.

Carefully place non-contaminated sharps next to the dumpster. Contaminated sharps should be managed as follows: Biological contaminated sharps should be treated and managed following the Biological ...

Contaminated needles pose a hazard to both patients and staff, said Kevin Mealy, Oregon Nurses Association spokesman. The nurses union represents about 950 workers at St. Charles Bend.

According to the guide, household needles, syringes, lancets and other contaminated "sharps" can be placed in a puncture-resistant, resealable, disposable household container (examples include ...

Throwing sharps containers, red bags, and spill cleanup materials into the trash sends up a red flag to commercial or municipal trash collectors because they are not allowed to take this waste.