Sharps definition

Sharps means hypodermic needles, hypodermic syringes, blades, broken glass, and any devices, instruments or other objects which have acute rigid corners, edges or protuberances.
Sharps means that term as defined in section 13807 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.13807.
Sharps means and includes needles, syringes, and scalpel blades.

Examples of Sharps in a sentence

  • Medication storage, not locking meds in med box or not locking office door & Sharps appropriately stored Sleeping on shift (Laying down etc) The supervision for these types of behaviours/misconduct will result in bypassing the initial step of coaching and move directly to a verbal warning in the supervision process with the exception of Documentation errors.

  • This information shall include but not be limited to the OSHA 300 injury and illness logs, the Sharps Safety log, and other health and safety reports generated internally and externally.

  • Contractor shall be responsible for all costs of clean up and/or removal of spilled regulated substances as a result of Contractor’s services or operations performed under this Agreement, including, but not limited to: • Hazardous and toxic substances, • Hazardous waste, • Universal waste, • Medical waste, • Biological waste, • Sharps waste.


More Definitions of Sharps

Sharps means needles, syringes, scalpels, and intravenous tubing with needles attached.
Sharps means any object contaminated with a pathogen or that may become contaminated with a pathogen through handling or during transportation and also capable of cutting or penetrating skin or a packaging material. Sharps includes needles, syringes, scalpels, broken glass, culture slides, culture dishes, broken capillary tubes, broken rigid plastic, and exposed ends of dental wires.
Sharps means any object that may purposefully or accidentally cut or penetrate the skin or mucosa including, but not limited to, pre-sterilized, single use needles, and razor blades.
Sharps means any objects (sterile or contami- nated) that may purposefully or accidentally cut or penetrate the skin or mucosa including, but not limited to, presterilized, single-use needles, scalpel blades, and razor blades.
Sharps means any object contami- nated with a pathogen or that may be- come contaminated with a pathogen through handling or during transpor- tation and also capable of cutting or penetrating skin or a packaging mate- rial. Sharps includes needles, syringes, scalpels, broken glass, culture slides, culture dishes, broken capillary tubes, broken rigid plastic, and exposed ends of dental wires.
Sharps means needles, syringes, scalpels, and
Sharps means that term as defined in section 13807 of