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Engineering Controls <br />By making the work environment safer, your employer can greatly <br />reduce your risk of exposure to bloodborne infections. Sharps <br />containers and medical safety devices are examples of protective <br />engineering controls. <br />Sharps Containers <br />Immediately after using <br />sharps, dispose of them in <br />containers that are: <br />• Puncture -resistant <br />• Leakproof on sides and <br />bottom <br />•coded as <br />Labeled or color <br />biohazardous (see page 9) <br />• Closable <br />• Located in areas that can <br />be safely and conveniently <br />:. reached <br />Safer Medical Devices <br />Many needles and other medical <br />.instruments now have safety <br />features to help prevent acci- <br />dents and exposure to disease. <br />These devices include: <br />• Self -sheathing needles <br />• Needleless N connectors <br />or connectors with recessed- <br />needles <br />ecessedneedles <br />• Phlebotomy devices and <br />lancets with safety features <br />such as retractable blades <br />• Face masks used for mouth- <br />to-mouth resuscitation or <br />cardiopulmonary resusci- <br />tation (CPR) <br />Self -sheathing <br />needles help guard <br />against dangerous <br />needlestick accidents. <br />Face masks help <br />prevent exposure to <br />blood -contaminated <br />saliva during resusci- <br />tation procedures. <br />