PPT-Handling Sharps

Needles and broken glass Needles Always point sharps away from you and other people In general do not recap sharps If you need to cap use the onehanded scoop method If your lab uses lot of sharps and must recap them . Sharps container with vertical drop slotSharps container with horizontal drop slot GET A SHARPS CONTAINERKwikpoint assumes no liability for any action(s) a user may or may not take as a result of usin Environmental Health, Safety, & Risk Management. Laboratory Sharps: Handling and Disposal. November 2010. 1. Overview. Scope and purpose of training. What is a laboratory sharp?. Proper handling of sharps. Always dispose of in a sharps container:. Needles. Syringes (with or without needles). IV tubing with needle. Lancets. Scalpel blades. If contaminated with biohazardous material:. Razor blades. Broken glass. Learning Objectives. Identify the different types of sharps.. Identify risks posed by needles and other sharps.. Recall safe practices for needles and other sharps.. Recognize sharps that have engineered sharps injury protection.. Tess Anderson . Mary Caitlin Dominguez . Improper Disposal of Sharps . Needle Stick Injuries . Potential Infection (HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, tetanus, syphilis, etc) . Containers with sharps may open in garbage trucks or land fills . Examples from . Learning Experience Reports (LER). Injuries caused by sharps. Two researcher recently reported being cut by sharps. . Cut by a . pastuer. pipette that broke as it was being removed from a rubber tubing. . Principles of . LPSCS. Copyright and Terms of Service. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. These materials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of TEA, except under the following conditions:. Waste Training. Biological Safety Office. Environmental Health & Safety. 352-392-1591. www.ehs.ufl.edu. bso@ehs.ufl.edu. What is biomedical waste?. Biological vs. biomedical vs. hazardous. Regulations. Advanced Animal Science- Safety . Prepared by: . Ben Black. Objectives. Identify the different types of hazards. Explain types of biohazardous waste. Locate proper disposal areas. Animal Medicines. Medicines, including vaccines, play an important role in the control and prevention of animal disease.. . Part 3 of 4. Standard 29 CFR 1910.1030. Produced by. Idaho State University. Office of Workforce Training. workforcetraining.isu.edu. “This material was produced under grant SH20849SHO from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.”. Environmental Health, Safety, & Risk Management. Laboratory Sharps: Handling and Disposal. November 2010. 1. Overview. Scope and purpose of training. What is a laboratory sharp?. Proper handling of sharps. BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS “Prevention” Part 3 of 4 Standard 29 CFR 1910.1030 Produced by Idaho State University Office of Workforce Training workforcetraining.isu.edu “This material was produced under grant SH20849SHO from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.” Program 2011. *. Biological . Safety Office. Environmental Health & Safety. www.ehs.ufl.edu. 352-392-1591. bso@ehs.ufl.edu. Sharon Judge, PhD. Assistant Biosafety Officer. *Portions of this presentation were edited and adapted for clinical dentistry applications at UFCD by the Office of Clinic Administration.. Main Image Here. Overview. This . sharps safety presentation provides the perioperative educator, manager, and staff RN with a complete presentation to educate perioperative team members on the importance of sharps safety in the surgical setting.  This presentation emphasizes the techniques to prevent sharps injury in the surgical setting and can also be modified to meet the needs of the individual work setting..