What is the federal mandate for safety syringes?
“Automatic” and “Self-Sheathing” are the operative terms and there are many references, including: • CFR (Code of Federal Regulations: 1991 under Engineering Controls “means controls (e.g. sharps disposal containers, self-sheathing needles) that isolate or remove the blood borne pathogens hazard from the workplace.” • OSHA Federal Register: Occupational Exposure to Blood borne Pathogens; Needle sticks and Other Sharps Injuries; Final Rule. 66:5317-5325 29 CFR Part 1910.1930 effective April 2001. “Engineering Controls means controls (e.g., sharps disposal containers, shelf-sheathing needles, safer medical devices, such as sharps with engineered sharps injury protections and needleless systems) that Isolate…” • PUBLIC LAW 106-430 November 6, 2000 106th Congress amends the Blood borne pathogen standard with same wording. • California Bill AB 1208 Feb.
