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
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3. Find products by hazard
Accelerators (in rubber products)
Cadmium
Cleaners
DEHP
Ergonomic
Formaldehyde
Glutaraldehyde
Latex
Mercury
PVC
Radiation
Sharps
Waste
Xylene
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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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