Sharps waste
Examples of sharps waste are needles, scalpels, lancets and syringes. Sharps waste must be placed in puncture-proof laboratory waste containers.
Contaminated sharps waste that may be e.g. infectious, radioactive or contain chemical residues should be handled on the basis of current contamination, read more under respective type of waste.
Radioactive waste (In Swedish)
The laboratory waste container caps must be hermetically sealed (click sound when properly closed). Plastic bags in waste boxes must be sealed with cable ties or equivalent. Laboratory waste containers should be clean on the outside. Broken waste containers must not be used.
Laboratory waste containers for sharps waste must be marked with:
- Name and phone number of the person responsible for the waste
- Delivering department
- "Sharps waste" and "Skärande/stickande"