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Containers for contaminated sharps must be puncture-resistant. The sides and the bottom must be leakproof. They must be appropriately labeled or color-coded red to warn everyone that the contents are hazardous.
Containers must be labeled with the date, PI name, location (room/building) and telephone number prior to disposal. If the sharps are biologically-contaminated, the container must be autoclaved. Closed and labeled sharps containers are disposed of in the red bag lined biomedical waste box.
Contaminated sharps must be discarded immediately in containers that are closeable, puncture resistant, leakproof, and labeled or color-coded.
The bloodborne pathogens standard requires that the biohazard label be affixed to containers of regulated waste and other containers used to store, transport, or ship blood or other potentially infectious materials; a red container may be substituted for the biohazard label.
e. Must sharps containers be labeled? Yes. Sharps containers must be labeled with the words sharps waste or with the international biohazard symbol and the word BIOHAZARD. This requirement is noted in 5193(g)(1)(A)2 and is consistent with the California Medical Waste Act (MWA).
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Never put your fingers into the sharps container. If the needle has tubing attached to it, hold the needle and the tubing when you put it in the sharps container. Sharps containers should be at eye level and within your docHub. If a needle is sticking out of the container, do not push it in with your hands.
Sharps bins must be labelled with: ward / department date of opening date of closure. Sharps bins must be: closed when unattended filled to their designated fill level to ensure compliance with audits sealed when full or when opened for 90 days.
29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(2)(i) prohibits the use of blood collection needles without SESIPs. Appropriate Disposal of Contaminated Sharps: Employers must make available, closable, puncture resistant, leakproof sharps containers that are appropriately labeled and color-coded.

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