The Post Medical product line delivers compliance with the special regulatory requirements of Ambulances. According to the Homeland Security “Ambulance Patient Compartment Human Factors Design Guidebook,” proper sharps disposal includes the following guidelines:

• EMSP needs unobstructed access to trash and sharps disposal from all workstations
• Wall-mounted trash or sharps disposal containers should remain attached to the wall in the event of an accident or evasive maneuver.
• Disposal of trash and sharps into disposal containers should require only one hand.
• Securing mechanism for sharps and trash disposal containers should allow for containers to be removed and emptied without the use of tools.
• Contaminated sharps should be discarded in containers that are closable, puncture-resistant, leak-proof on sides and bottom, and maintained upright throughout use.
• Containers for contaminated sharps should be easily accessible by EMSP, from a 5th percentile female through a 95th percentile male, and located as close as is feasible to the immediate area where sharps are used or can be reasonably anticipated to be found.
• Sharps disposal containers should have warning labels affixed to the container that are compliant with OHSA bloodborne pathogens storage standards (OSHA 2012).
• Sharps disposal container labels should include the biohazard legend.
• Sharps disposal container labels should be fluorescent orange, orange-red, or predominantly so, with lettering and symbols in a contrasting color.* (P.60-61)