Contaminated sharps definition

Contaminated sharps means all discarded sharp items derived from patient care in medical, research, or industrial facilities including glass vials containing materials defined as infectious, hypodermic needles, scalpel blades, and pasteur pipettes.

Contaminated sharps means discarded sharps (e.g. hypodermic needles, syringes, pasteur pipettes, broken glass, scalpel blades) which have come into contact with infectious agents during use in patient care or in medical, research or industrial laboratories.

Contaminated sharps means discarded sharps, such as but not limited to hypodermic needles, syringes, Pasteur pipettes, broken glass, and scalpel blades, which have come into contact with infectious or possible infectious agents during use in patient care or treatment or in medical research or industrial laboratories;

Examples of Contaminated sharps in a sentence

• Contaminated sharps must be placed in an appropriate container as soon as possible.

• Contaminated sharps that are reusable are to be placed immediately, or as soon as possible, after use into appropriate sharps containers.

• Contaminated sharps shall be handled per OSHA guidelines, and specific program policy.

• Contaminated sharps are discarded immediately or as soon as possible in upright containers that are closable, puncture-resistant, leak proof on sides and bottoms, and appropriately labeled or color-coded (see section “Labels”).

• Contaminated sharps will not be bent, recapped, removed, sheared or purposely broken unless no alternative exists, and the action is required by the medical procedure.

• Contaminated sharps must be directly placed in leakproof, rigid, and puncture-resistant containers which must then be tightly sealed.

• Contaminated sharps shall be disposed of immediately after use in an appropriate container.

• Contaminated sharps, broken glass, plastic or other sharp objects shall be placed into appropriate sharps containers.

• Contaminated sharps must be directly placed in leakproof, rigid and puncture-resistant containers which must then be tightly sealed.

• Housekeeping All equipment and work surfaces that have been contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious materials will be cleaned and decontaminated with an appropriate disinfectant. Tongs, forceps or a brush and dust pan shall be used to pick up contaminated broken glass. All infectious waste will be placed in red‐colored plastic bags for disposal. Contaminated sharps will be discarded in containers that are closeable and puncture resistant.

More Definitions of Contaminated sharps

Contaminated sharps means any contaminated object that can penetrate the skin including, but not limited to, needles, scalpels, broken glass, broken capillary tubes and exposed ends of dental wires.

Contaminated sharps means any contaminated object that can penetrate the skin such as piercing needles and razors.

Contaminated sharps means any contaminated object that can penetrate the skin including, but not limited to, needles, scalpels, broken glass.

Contaminated sharps means any contaminated object that can penetrate the skin including, but not limited to, needles, syringes, scalpels, broken glass, used and broken capillary tubes, exposed ends of dental wires, culture dishes, disposable glass coverslips, slides and containers use for blood or plasma sampling, and blood vials.