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  • BS 7320:1990

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    Specification for sharps containers

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-09-2012

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  29-06-1990

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Specification
    1. Scope
    2. Construction
    3. Resistance to penetration
    4. Resistance to impact by vertical dropping and
        resistance to leakage after dropping
    5. Resistance to damage by toppling and resistance
        to leakage after toppling
    6. Colour
    7. Marking
    8. Information to be supplied by the manufacturer
    Figure
    1. Symbol for 'Caution, biological hazard'
    Appendices
    A. Method of test for security and strength of the
        handle(s)
    B. Method of test for security of attachment of
        aperture closure devices
    C. Method of test for resistance to penetration
    D. Method of test for resistance to vertical dropping
        and resistance to leakage after dropping
    E. Method of test for resistance to damage by toppling
        and resistance to leakage after toppling

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    Requirements for containers intended to hold potentially infectious medical waste comprised largely of devices which can readily cause physical injury. Covers containers supplied complete by the manufacturer and those supplied as components intended to be assembled by the user.

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    Committee CH/100
    Development Note Supersedes 89/52770 DC and 93/500581 DC (09/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    CAN/CSA-Z316.6:2014(R2019) Sharps injury protection - Requirements and test methods - Sharps containers (Adopted ISO 23907:2012, first edition, 2012-09-01, with Canadian deviations)
    ASTM F 2132 : 2001 Standard Specification for Puncture Resistance of Materials Used in Containers for Discarded Medical Needles and Other Sharps
    ASTM F 2132 : 2001 : R2008 Standard Specification for Puncture Resistance of Materials Used in Containers for Discarded Medical Needles and Other Sharps
    ISO 23907:2012 Sharps injury protection Requirements and test methods Sharps containers
    I.S. EN ISO 23907:2012 SHARPS INJURY PROTECTION - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS - SHARPS CONTAINERS (ISO 23907:2012)
    DIN EN ISO 23907:2013-01 SHARPS INJURY PROTECTION - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS - SHARPS CONTAINERS (ISO 23907:2012)
    04/30050096 DC : DRAFT NOV 2004 BS 5906 - WASTE MANAGEMENT IN BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 5906:2005 Waste management in buildings. Code of practice
    ASTM F 2132 : 2001 : R2008 : EDT 1 Standard Specification for Puncture Resistance of Materials Used in Containers for Discarded Medical Needles and Other Sharps (Withdrawn 2017)
    10/30209606 DC : 0 BS EN ISO 23907 - SHARPS INJURY PROTECTION - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS - SHARPS CONTAINERS
    ONORM S 2104 : 2008 WASTE FROM MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS
    UNI EN ISO 23907 : 2013 SHARPS INJURY PROTECTION - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS - SHARPS CONTAINERS
    EN ISO 23907:2012 Sharps injury protection - Requirements and test methods - Sharps containers (ISO 23907:2012)
    BS PP7321(2004) : 2004 DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY - COMPENDIUM OF BRITISH STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS OF DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
    17/30348182 DC : 0 BS EN ISO 23907 - SHARPS INJURY PROTECTION - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS - PART 1: SINGLE-USE SHARPS CONTAINERS
    UNE-EN ISO 23907:2013 Sharps injury protection - Requirements and test methods - Sharps containers (ISO 23907:2012)

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    BS 4826-14(1987) : 1987 AMD 7465 COMPLETE FILLED TRANSPORT PACKAGES - METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO DAMAGE BY TOPPLING
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