Regulations and Guidance

SHARPSGUARD® & WIVA™ sharps and clinical waste containers are enhanced to enable compliance with the requirements of different regulations and guidance, Daniels ensure that you and our products comply with the most up to-date legislation

What do the different lid colours mean on the Daniels sharps containers?

All of our SHARPSGUARD® containers and lids are colour co-ordinated for good reason. The kinds of waste that you need to dispose of are all ...

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Can I get copies of your certificates and policies for my records?

Yes. You can download our current versions of certificates and policies from our Policy & Certificates downloads ...

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How long should a sharps container be in use for?

The NICE guidelines suggest that a container should be in use for 3 months, after this time they should be locked and replaced. If you ...

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Are your containers compliant to UN3291?

Our SHARPSGUARD® and WIVA™ sharps and clinical waste containers are compliant to packaging performance UN3291. This information is prominently on the labels of the products....

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Do your containers comply with the Department of Health’s Safe Management of Healthcare Waste (HTM07-01) guidance?

Yes. The SHARPSGUARD® sharps containers have a predominantly yellow base with colour coded lids and labels in line with HTM07-01 waste segregation guidance....

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How can you help me comply with the EU Directive 2010/32 ‘prevention from sharps injuries in the hospital and healthcare environments’?

Our POUDS® range (point of use disposal system) allows you to safely situate our sharps and clinical waste containers at the point of use to ...

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Do you have a container compliant to UN3549?

Our 60 litre WIVA™ container with a solid lid, when used with two UN approved bulk clinical waste bags which meets the requirement for UN3549 ...

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