WAC 296-823-18030   Use and handle hypodermic needles and syringes appropriately and safely.  

     You must:

     • Use hypodermic needles and syringes only for parenteral injection and aspiration of fluids from laboratory animals and diaphragm bottles.

     – Use only needle-locking syringes or disposable syringe-needle units (when the needle is integral to the syringe) for the injection or aspiration of other potentially infectious materials (OPIM)

     – Use extreme caution when handling needles and syringes

     – The needle must not be bent, sheared, replaced in the sheath or guard, or removed from the syringe after use

     – Place the needle and syringe promptly in a puncture-resistant container and autoclave or decontaminate before reuse or disposal.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. 03-09-110, § 296-823-18030, filed 4/22/03, effective 8/1/03.]