It takes all sorts – theft from sharps bin
Theft of sharps bins can be quite common in some cities, as we have noted previously on the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum, but is less common now than it used […]
Theft of sharps bins can be quite common in some cities, as we have noted previously on the Clinical Waste Discussion Forum, but is less common now than it used […]
Disneyworld Orlando attracts millions of visitors from the US and elsewhere. With other Disneyworld outlets it is a major global brand and must accept that some of its visitors will […]
Rehrig Healthcare announced its SharpsTank® Reusable Sharps Container Model TS received Food and Drug Administration approval to market the device as an FDA 510(k) cleared Class II medical device. The 4.9-gallon […]
NHS Supply Chain has helped one of its suppliers cut packaging and transport costs by 63 per cent. It assisted a supplier of clinical waste containers to redesign the packaging of […]
Safety sharps are being widely introduced in the UK, late, but better late than never. For establishments using fully automated safety needle and syringe devices that sheath or fully retract […]
The implementation of UK legislation to enable compliance with Council Directive 2010/32/EU is now in place and so many organisations are working hard to prepare guidance notes for healthcare providers. […]
Dozens of used medical needles scattered along a Long Beach street next to a youth handball court were removed Sunday by a Nassau hazardous-materials team. The syringes were found by […]
An addict’s needle – just what are the risks? Actually, this is an almost impossible question since the risk depended on the type of needle – wide hollow-bore needles are […]
Over the years, I have seen sharps bins used for a variety of purposes, for collecting sharps and related wastes but also as an impromptu flower vase both on a […]
Having spent an hour or so in each of two busy hospital phlebotomy rooms last week it was interesting to observe the approach to newly introduced safety needle devices. Using […]
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More than 100 million sharps containers have been kept out of landfills through Stericycle’s sharps management service, the company announced. The sharps management program began in 1986. Stericycle containers are […]