Standards for Mailing Sharps Waste

Mailing Sharps

The United States Postal Service requires anyone mailing sharps waste to use USPS-approved packaging. Here’s what that means. Packaging and transporting medical waste is under strict regulation and enforcement. Any facility that produces medical waste, whether it’s health care facilities, waste haulers, treatment and disposal companies, medical spas, and/or laboratories, must have a system in…

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Diabetic Sharps Disposal At Home

Diabetic Sharps Disposal

At home medical waste, including what is produced from diabetic care is regularly placed into curbside trash, placing sanitation workers and custodial personnel at personal risk. Here’s what you need to know about safe diabetic sharps disposal. There are a countless number of people who have to treat themselves daily with needles and lancets to…

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Choosing the Right Sharps Containers for Your Facility

HIPAA's Privacy Rule

Regulations state that healthcare facilities must follow specific criteria when choosing sharps containers. Implementing a sharps safety program is the best defense against sharps-related injury. OSHA recommends that institutions look at their needle devices to determine safety and check how sharps are being handled and disposed of. Part of this process includes choosing the right…

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Where Do I Get Sharps Containers?

Sharps containers are specially made containers used to contain sharps waste, but where should you purchase one? Medical waste requires its own set of disposal containers, and there are many, depending on the type of waste being discarded. There are general biohazardous containers, red bags for red bag waste, and of course sharps containers for…

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Illinois Medical Waste

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Maryland Medical Waste

Maryland Medical Waste Services Flexible Servicing to Meet Your Needs At RedBags.com, we provide the best service and highest standards when it comes to regulated Illinois medical waste. Whether you need our services every day, every week or every month, we can set up a routine schedule that ensures the safety of your employees and…

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Understanding PPE

It helps to understand PPE in-depth if you want to guarantee adherence to guidelines for its use in the workplace.

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