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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Superseded date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

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

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.

Committee
CH/100
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 89/52770 DC and 93/500581 DC (09/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
10
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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)

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

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