Safe sharps handling can protect you and the personnel who collect your lab’s waste if you follow a few simple rules. Sharps are defined as items capable of causing percutaneous wounds or breaks in the skin. Examples of sharps include hypodermic needles; syringes; surgical needles; Pasteur pipettes; scalpels; capillary pipettes; razor blades; contaminated (with biohazardous materials) glass slides, cover slips, and broken glassware.
An accidental injury can result in increased risk when handling sharps with human materials, viral vectors, cancer cells, pathogenic agents, or biological toxins. It is important to take into account the agents being handled, and tools used when performing a risk assessment.
Do not recap –Recapping needles is one of the easiest ways to accidentally have a needlestick occur. However, if recapping must be done:
Receive permission from your PI and training from EHS Biosafety, or from CARE if animals are involved
Use one of the following two methods: 1) one handed scoop technique, or 2) forceps or tongs to place the cap on the needles
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