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Sharps Handling and Disposal <br />Owner(s): <br />Marlene Flynn/Dameron <br />Linda Knowles/Dameron <br />Priority: <br />Payroll <br />Identification <br />40-13-0023 <br />Number: <br />Pharmacy-Linacia <br />Status: <br />4. Approved <br />Approval Date: 06/21/2005 <br />Version Number: 1 <br />Document Body <br />Review Date: 06/21/2008 <br />Sharps will be handled and disposed of in a manner as to prevent injury to the health care <br />worker. <br />Purpose: <br />To comply with the Medical Waste Management Act and to provide safety to employees. <br />Definitions: <br />None <br />Text: <br />Sharps waste includes, but is not limited to: <br />a. Suture needles, hypodermic needles, syringes, needles with attached tubing, scalpel and <br />razor blades, dental wires, disposable surgical instruments, and electrosurgical <br />needles/blades. <br />go2of4 <br />C: <br />http://172.16.0.5/policy/policy.nsfl7dbOebfd3e2l O600872571470079e3 a4/b97fe2ddeO6Oc46b88256fcd0063... 4/9/2010 <br />Fa <br />tient Accounting <br />Patient Relations <br />Payroll <br />Pharmacy <br />Pharmacy-Linacia <br />Plant Operations/Maintenance <br />Public Relations <br />Purchasing <br />Quality Management <br />Rehabilitation Services <br />Respiratory Therapy <br />Risk Management <br />Safety Management <br />Security <br />Social Services <br />Staff Development/Medical <br />Education <br />Surgery -Inpatient <br />Surgery -Outpatient <br />Surgery -PACU <br />Surgery -Pre -Admit <br />Surgery -Pre -Op <br />Surgery -Sterile Processing <br />Utilization Management <br />Volunteer Services <br />Warehouse <br />Wound Care <br />Contributing <br />Departments: <br />Manual Name: <br />Infection Control & Prevention <br />Manual Category / <br />Hazardous Materials & Waste <br />Chapter: <br />Management <br />Restricted to <br />Groups: <br />Start Date: <br />06/21/2005 <br />Monthly Review <br />36 <br />Interval: <br />Review Date: 06/21/2008 <br />Sharps will be handled and disposed of in a manner as to prevent injury to the health care <br />worker. <br />Purpose: <br />To comply with the Medical Waste Management Act and to provide safety to employees. <br />Definitions: <br />None <br />Text: <br />Sharps waste includes, but is not limited to: <br />a. Suture needles, hypodermic needles, syringes, needles with attached tubing, scalpel and <br />razor blades, dental wires, disposable surgical instruments, and electrosurgical <br />needles/blades. <br />go2of4 <br />C: <br />http://172.16.0.5/policy/policy.nsfl7dbOebfd3e2l O600872571470079e3 a4/b97fe2ddeO6Oc46b88256fcd0063... 4/9/2010 <br />