SHARPS Program
What is the SHARPS Program?
In order to protect other residents and our staff from possible injury
from used hypodermic needles or blood test lancets (collectively referred
to as sharps throughout the rest of this document) Housing has established
a “Sharps Program”. The “Sharps Program” is a
method for safely disposing of used sharps. These items represent a potential
threat to others as well as the environment. We are therefore required
to separate sharps from normal trash and dispose of them in a safe manner.
Each residence hall has a disposal site that is periodically emptied
by
University Hazardous Waste personnel.
How do I dispose of sharps?
You can obtain re-useable sharps collection envelopes from the front desk
of each Residence Hall, which will hold approximately 10 sharps. The sharps
collection envelopes will not fit in the collection containers, and therefore,
should be opened so that the sharps flow directly from the envelope into
the collection containers. Walking with unrestricted sharps poses a danger
to you as well as others due to the potential for needle stick injuries.
Where are the collection containers located?
The following is a summary of the Sharps collection sites. Look for the
red and off-white label.
| Residence Hall | Collection Site Location |
| Alice Lloyd | 2nd floor, next to the darkroom across from Klein Lounge |
| Baits I | Parker House laundry room |
| Baits II | Coman House laundry room |
| Betsy Barbour | Basement laundry room |
| Bursley | 2nd floor laundry rooms in the east and west wings |
| Couzens Hall | Basement laundry room |
| East Quad | Near loading dock, around the corner from laundry |
| Fletcher | Basement laundry room |
| Helen Newberry | Basement laundry room |
| Lawyers Club | Main building laundry room |
| Mary Markley | Laundry room near loading dock, across from Bulding Facilities Manager's Office |
| Martha Cook | Basement student laundry room |
| Mosher-Jordan* | Mosher side laundry room |
| Oxford Housing | Near the main reception area in East Seeley House |
| South Quad | East lobby below mailboxes |
| Stockwell | Room 1528; ground floor laundry room |
| West Quad | Main floor laundry room |
| * Mosher-Jordan will be closed from Spring 2006 - Fall 2008 | |
Where do I get more information about the
SHARPS Program?
Contact Housing’s Occupational Safety and Environmental Health
Representative at 763-5641 or your Hall Director.
