CSA Z316.6:20

Scope This Standard specifies requirements for sharps containers intended to hold potentially hazardous sharps medical waste with or without sharps protection features, e.g., scalpel blades, trocars, hypodermic needles, and syringes. It is applicable to sharps containers that are supplied complete by the manufacturer and to those that are supplied as components intended to be assembled by the user. This Standard includes design and functionality requirements; performance testing for single-use and reusable sharps containers; lifespan simulation; cleaning and decontamination; microbiological validation; and quality monitoring for reusable sharps containers. This Standard is not applicable to outer containers used in the transportation of filled single-use sharps containers