For the first time, researchers have demonstrated a statistically significant association between the use of single-use sharps containers and lower Clostridium difficile infection rates in hospitals.

In an April 18, 2008, Letter of Interpretation posted to OSHA's Web site Dec. 4, the agency addresses the placement of sharps containers in facilities and the requirement to ensure they are maintained ...

Many people go to parks to enjoy the natural beauty of our environment. However, a tranquil escape to nature can be interrupted by injuries from discarded needles or syringes, also known as sharps.

Modern technology has allowed for the creation of machines that can even handle the disposal of hazardous medical waste like sharps containers on-site (source: celitron.com). One of the finest example ...

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 ...

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 its ...

Here are three frequently asked questions about OSHA’s rules concerning sharps containers and the federal agency’s responses to those questions. OSHA: Each sharps container must either be labeled with ...

With more and more people using sharps legally to monitor blood sugar or take medications, proper disposal is becoming more difficult. So San Joaquin County recently initiated a sharps collection ...

The right Sharps Container for Home use & Professional Practice » Safe biohazard containers for disposing of diabetic needles, syringes, razors, glass vials, and other commonly used sharps. Ideal for ...

PLYMOUTH – When it comes to disposing of used hypodermic needles, sometimes you have to think inside the box. That was the case for Jerry Levine and Barry Potvin of the town’s Board of Health. They ...

RACINE — The City of Racine will soon install sharps needle receptacles in all of its bathrooms in an effort to keep syringes and other needles out of trash containers. Mayor John Dickert and Racine ...