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2. Sharps waste - Wikipedia

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   A sharps container is specially designed for safe disposal of sharps waste. Hard plastic containers known as sharps containers are used to safely dispose of hypodermic needles and other sharp medical instruments, such as IV catheters and disposable scalpels. They are often sealable and self-locking, as well as rigid, which prevents waste from ...

3. New medical sharps disposal container available for public - AOL

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   Jul. 8—Area residents now have a new way to dispose of used or unneeded needles and other sharps intended for medical use. The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma installed a red sharps disposal box at ...

4. Biomedical waste - Wikipedia

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   Discarded sharps are usually collected in specialized boxes, often called needle boxes. Specialized equipment is required to meet OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1450 [5] and EPA 40 CFR 264.173. [6] standards of safety. Minimal recommended equipment include a fume hood and primary and secondary waste containers to capture potential overflow. Even beneath the ...

5. Needle remover - Wikipedia

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   A wall-mounted sharps container. A needle remover is a device used to physically remove a needle from a syringe.In developing countries, there is still a need for improvements in needle safety in hospital settings as most of the needle removal processes are done manually and under severe risk of hazard from needles puncturing skin risking infection.

6. Drugs and syringes have become such a problem in Starbucks ...

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   The coffee giant is exploring possible remedies after employees expressed fears about being pricked by uncapped needles.

7. Needle and syringe programmes - Wikipedia

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   "Sharps" container (for safe disposal of hypodermic needles). Needle-exchange programmes can be traced back to informal activities undertaken during the 1970s. The idea is likely to have been rediscovered in multiple locations.