BS 7320:1990
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Specification for sharps containers
Hardcopy , PDF
09-30-2012
English
06-29-1990
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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
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 89/52770 DC and 93/500581 DC (09/2005)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
10
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| 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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