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.. Its Simple, Safe & Legal! The Doctor, Dentist,Paramedical Examiner,or generator,is liable for all sharps generated by their practice or facility. Many states have already passed laws requiring properly documented disposal of sharps and are enforcing those laws. Let.N.E.S.Medical Waste Services,National Environmental Systems,accept the liability from the time you place it in the mail, through disposal. It is perfectly legal to send your sharps through the mail. The U.S. Postal Service Regulations are as follows: N4p.TES Posrq ® m 124.384 Sharps and Unsterilized Containers X 2 5 a. Sharp,such as syringes,needles,and surgical blades,as further described in item(4)in the table following LLs MAIL m 40 CFR 259.30(a)54 FR 12326, 12374,March 24,1989),must be packaged in rigid, leak-resistant and * * puncture-resistant containers with sufficient absorbent material to take up any residual fluids.If the primary *** * *4& container(s)cannot be sealed to prevent leakage,it must be placed in a plastic bag or other leak-resistant container that can be sealed to prevent leakage.These containers must be placed in an outer fiberboard shipping container. b. Unsterilized containers or devices used in laboratory or surgical procedures containing or reasonably expected to contain an etiologic agent,must be packaged in accordance with 124.383a.Containers or devices not containing or not reasonably expected to contain an etiologic agent,must be packaged in accordance with 124.383b. The Environmental Protection Agency,The Center For Disease Control,The Department of Health and O.S.H.A.all require that ALL MEDICAL FACILITIES, REGARDLESS OF SIZE, legally handle their sharps and dispose of their medical waste according to the methods they have described. O.S.H.A. Instruction CPL 2-2.44A, Office of Health Compliance Assistance, Bureau of Solid Waste Management, and the Department of Health: a. Sharp instruments and disposable items. Needles shall not be recapped, purposely bent or broken by hand (1) After they are used,disposable syringes and needles,scalpel blades,and other sharp items shall be placed in PUNCTURE- RESISTANT CONTAINERS for disposal. (2) Such containers shall be easily accessible to personnel needing them and located in all areas where needles are commonly used,including emergency rooms, intensive care units,and surgical suites and shall be so constructed that they will not spill their contents if knocked over and will not themselves allow injuries when handled (3) These containers shall also be located on patient floors and any other setting where blood is drawn and needles are used. b. Infectious waste is regulated as a special waste. INCINERATION IS THE PREFERRED METHOD OF TREATMENT. K ® A'&0-237-1966 /, FAX 916-223-3649