Sharps injury protection — Requirements and test methods — Sharps containers

CSA Group
Standards Development Organisation:
Canadian Standards Association (operating as CSA Group)
Working Program:
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Designation Number:
CSA Z316.6
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Adoption of International Standard
Standard Development Activity:
New Edition
ICS code(s):
11.040.99
Status:
Proceeding to development
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Scope:

The objective of the Standard is to specify requirements for sharps containers intended to hold potentially hazardous sharps medical waste with or without sharps protection features, e.g., scalpel blades, trocars, hypodermic needles, and syringes.  The standard addresses the design and functionality requirements, performance testing for single-use and reusable sharps containers, lifespan simulation, cleaning and decontamination, microbiological validation, and quality monitoring for reusable sharps containers

Project need:

This standard was recommended for adoption and is supported by the CSA Z252 Medical laboratories TC as well as the Z256.6 Sharps Containers TSC as an important, relevant standard that helps to increase the safety of Canadians. The TC recommends the adoption of this new edition immediately as there is a significant increase to the testing requirements which would be of benefit to Canadians

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