CSA Z316.6
Sharps injury protection — Requirements and test methods — Sharps containers
| Organization: | CSA |
| Publication Date: | 1 January 2020 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 46 |
| ICS Code (Other medical equipment): | 11.040.99 |
scope:
This Standard specifies 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.
This Standard includes 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.
This Standard is not applicable to outer containers used in the transportation of filled single-use sharps containers.
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