| Subject: | Placement of Sharps Containers |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Fri, 19 Jun 2009 - 02:00 pm |
| The StayAlert Administrator has been asked to review regulations regarding the placement of sharps containers throughout the organization, specifically if there is any requirement that the containers be wall-mounted. Joint Commission:According to The Joint Commission (TJC) there is no TJC requirement that requires sharps containers to be wall-mounted. However, organizations should include within their risk assessment an analysis of whether wall-mounted sharps containers present a... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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