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FAQ

What material do you use for your sharps containers?

Post Medical strives to deliver durable, FDA-cleared, OSHA-compliant products. To ensure we meet and exceed the highest requirements and guidelines, we use high-density polyethylene (HDPE) for all needle disposal containers. This material, with a thick container wall design, delivers puncture resistance and safety.

What materials do you use for your mounted cabinets?

We use solid 16-18 gauge solid steel material for all of our Post Medical wall-mounted sharps container cabinets. This material is durable, vandal-resistant, and hygienic in clinical environments, aligning with industry standards to ensure safety. This material is corrosion-resistant and ensures hygienic performance in clinical environments, aligning with industry standards to ensure safety.

What is an FDA-cleared sharps container?

The FDA classifies sharps containers as Class II medical devices, requiring a PMA (Pre-Market Approval) prior to market release. All Post Medical Containers have received PMA from the FDA (K925086, K925816, K990371).

Where should you place sharps containers?

OSHA requires “under 29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(1) Contaminated sharps shall be discarded immediately or as soon as feasible in containers.

(d)(4)(iii)(A)(2)(i) Easily accessible to personnel and located as close as is feasible to the immediate area where sharps are used or can be reasonably anticipated to be found (e.g., laundries);

(d)(4)(iii)(A)(2)(ii) Maintained upright throughout use; and

(d)(4)(iii)(A)(2)(iii) Replaced routinely and not be allowed to overfill.”

When is a sharps container considered full?

FDA-cleared sharps containers should have a clearly marked full line at the ¾ mark from the top of the container. Once waste reaches this line, you must dispose of it properly and replace it with a new container.

What do you do with a full sharps container?

If you use sharps containers at home, you may not have access to disposal resources. You can follow www.safeneedledisposal.org to find a local disposal location nearest you.