Sharps containers AP Medical DISPO Line

The AP Medical sharps containers Dispo Line obtained following certificates : • UN-Certificate • ISO 23907-Kite Mark • NF-Certificate The UN marking can be obtained only by passing the following tests: - Drop Test: the containers are filled with granular material to 45% of their actual capacity in kilograms, and after a cooling in refrigerator (24 hours at a temperature of -18 °) are dropped from a height of 120 cm. The impact is tested for 6 different positions. The test is positive if there are no breakages or loss of material. - Stacking Test: the containers are superimposed with a load equivalent to stacking height of 3 meters (including the test sample) for a period of 24 hours.. The test is positive if there are no breakages or loss of material. Once approved, each container is assigned a specific code, which certifies the passing of the tests. ISO 23907 – Kite Mark: ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). This International Standard specifies requirements for single-use 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. The New ISO 23907 produced a change in the necessary requirements Sharps containers must comply with in order to be considered secure: •Container stability (Minimum inclination of 15°, the container shall not topple over) •Strength of handles (Fill the container with a mass equivalent to 150% of the maximum gross mass; suspend for an hour.) •Aperture and closures (It shall be possible to place sharps into the container without using a second hand to manipulate the aperture. The permanent closure, once activated, shall be resistant to manual opening.) •Resistance to penetration (The force shall be not less than 15 N) •Resistance to damage or leakage after dropping •Fill line indicator (Not greater than 85%) •Labelling and marking •Instruction for use The NF mark: CS, PBS, Nursy, Pocket and Magnum range for sharp and cutting objects containers comply with NF Mark issued by LNE. The Laboratoire National d’Essai (LNE) created Mark NF, applicable to containers for infectious or perforating waste derived from care activities (effective from 23 october 2002). NF products quality is always under control, with production tests realized by manufacturers at any step of production and by LNE during annual control (annual quality audit on the producer, with verification of the right tests implementation) and during norms conformity tests on the factory samples, but also in hospital environment. In case of negative test results, LNE can remove the right to use Mark NF.