Regulation and Standards
1. OSHA. Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens: final rule (OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1030). Federal Register 1991;56:64175-82.
2. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Performance standard specification for puncture resistance of containers for discarded medical needles and other sharps. ASTM Task Force F04.65.01 (in preparation).
3. Canadian Standards Association (CSA). Evaluation of single use medical waste sharps containers for biohazardous and cytotoxic waste. CSA; CAN/CSA-Z316.6 (in preparation).
4. British Standards Institution (BSI). BS 7320:1990: Specifications for sharps containers. London: BSI, 1990.
5. Standards Australia (SA). Australian standard: non-reusable containers for the collection of sharps medical items used in health care areas. New South Wales, Australia: SA, 1992; AS 4031-1992.
Performance Evaluation
1. ECRI. Health devices: sharps disposal containers. ECRI, Plymouth Meeting, PA 1993;22:359-413.
2. American Hospital Association Needlestick Workgroup. Implementing safer needle devices. American Hospital Association, Division of Quality Resources Infection Control. Chicago, IL: December 1992.
Focus Group/End User Assessment Methods
1. Krueger RA. Focus groups: a practical guide for applied research. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1988.
2. Milholland AV, Wheeler SG, Hejeck JJ. Medical assessment: the Delphi group opinion technique. N Engl J Med 1973;288:1272-1275.
3. Stewart D, Shadasani PN. Focus groups: theory and practice. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1990.
NIOSH ERC Research Publications
1. Decker JA, Deitchman S, Buchta T. Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. 91-342-2271.