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:
CAN/CSA-Z316.6-14
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Adoption of International Standard
Standard Development Activity:
Reaffirmation
Status:
Proceeding to development
SDO Comment Period Start Date:
SDO Comment Period End Date:
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Scope:

This Standard specifies requirements for single-use and reusable 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.

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For supplementary requirements applicable to reusable sharps containers, see Annex BA. This Standard is not applicable to outer containers used in the transportation of filled single-use sharps containers. 

ISO Scope

This International Standard specifies requirements for single-use 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. 

It is applicable to sharps containers that are supplied complete by the manufacturer and to those that are supplied as components intended to be assembled by the user. 

It is not applicable to reusable sharps containers or the outer containers used in the transportation of filled single-use sharps containers

Project need:

To review the Standard within the required 5 year period

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