Here are four ways to find alternative products: 1. Find products by category Barometers Batteries Disposable Batteries Rechargeable Batteries Recycling Options Bedding Products Blood Bags Body Bags Catheters Cleaning Microfiber Mops and Cloths Dental Mercury Removal Systems Dialysis Disinfection and Sterilization High Level Disinfectants & Sterilants Intermediate Level Disinfectants Electrodes Enteral Feeding Products Gastrointestinal Tubes Gloves Examination Gloves Surgical Gloves Home Care Products - Sharps Boxes Infectious Waste (Red) Bags IV Solutions & Sets Laboratory Chemicals and Equipment Cleaners for Labware Formaldehyde-Free Products Mercury Removal Equipment Mercury-Free Products Solvent Recovery Equipment Xylene-Free Products Latex Free Products - Catalogs and Suppliers Manufacturers of Alternative Materials & Processes Neonatal Products Office Supplies - PVC-Free 3-Ring Binders Business Card Holders Catalogs Media Storage Sleeves Out Guides for Files Pad Holders Paper Clips Report Covers Sheet Protectors Shop Ticket Holders Patient Identification Bracelets Radiation Shielding Recycling Equipment Respiratory Therapy Products Safety Needles & Sharps Devices Add-on Safety Devices Blood Collection Dental Injection IV Insertion Equipment and Medication Delivery Systems Needleless Medication Injectors Safe Zone Products Scalpels Sharps Containers - Mail Back Programs Sharps Containers - Recycling Services Suture Needles & Needleless Closure Devices Scoliometers Sequential Compression Device Shower Curtains Sphygmomanometers and Calibrators Aneroid Sphygmomanometers Electronic Sphygmomanometers Sphygmo. Calibration Equipment Sterilants Thermometers - Lab & Industrial Thermometers - Medical Basal Thermometers Digital Thermometers - Compact Digital Thermometers - Professional Hypothermia Thermometers Infrared Thermometers Non-electronic Thermometers Specialty Medical Thermometers Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) Vaccines 2. Search by manufacturer Enter all or part of a manufacturer name:   3. Find products by hazard Accelerators (in rubber products) Cadmium Cleaners DEHP Ergonomic Formaldehyde Glutaraldehyde Latex Mercury PVC Radiation Sharps Waste Xylene 4. Search by product Enter all or part of a product name:   In addition to product listings, we also maintain lists of resources such as articles, books, and web sites: List resources by hazard Accelerators (in rubber products) Cadmium Cleaners DEHP Ergonomic Formaldehyde Glutaraldehyde Latex Mercury PVC Radiation Sharps Waste Xylene Contact Us: We welcome your questions, comments, and suggestions. Here is our contact information:   Sustainable Hospitals Project Kitson 200 One University Avenue Lowell, MA 01854 Catherine Galligan 978-934-3386 shp@uml.edu

SHP receives 4-year NIOSH grant to study Sharps Injuries and Blood Exposure in Home Health Care. More information coming soon. Background Information: Latex, Mercury and PVC Case Studies & Fact Sheets Complain about Products and Get Heard   Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP)   Glutaraldehyde   Laboratory Practices   Latex & Gloves   Mercury   Microfiber Mopping   Safe Needle and Sharps Devices   Background What is the Sustainable Hospitals Program? A brief description Program members   How healthy is your hospital? Why change materials management practices Reducing harmful practices Regulations Audit tools   About SHP The Sustainable Hospitals Program is part of The Lowell Center for Sustainable Production.   The SHP is located within the University of Massachusetts Lowell, Department of Work Environment. SHP is assisted by faculty, staff, and students of hte UMASS Lowell School of Health & Environment and the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI).

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