It doesn’t matter if you are traveling by plane, train, car or staying home this holiday season: It’s important to know how to safely dispose of used medical sharps. Millions of people in the United ...

Here are three frequently asked questions about OSHA’s rules concerning sharps containers and the federal agency’s responses to those questions. OSHA: Each sharps container must either be labeled with ...

A medical term for devices with sharp points or edges that can puncture or cut skin, sharps may be used at home, at work and while traveling to manage medical conditions. Examples of sharps include: ...

Ashley Roberts, the program assistant for Keep Liberty Beautiful, received a phone call from a concerned community member ...

Sharps are objects that can penetrate a worker’s skin, such as needles, scalpels, broken glass, capillary tubes and the exposed ends of dental wires. If blood or other potentially infectious materials ...

The Dunn County Health Department is providing free sharps containers that can be returned for proper disposal, according to a press release. The project is funded by the Community Foundation of Dunn ...

HAZARDOUS WASTE: A large needle box is located on Buncombe County property in front of Pack Memorial Library on Haywood Street. Photo by Jessica Wakeman In September 2018, Malaprops Bookstore/Cafe ...