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Health and Safety Code § 118285

CHAPTER 9. Containment and Storage

Current as of September 28, 2026Health & Saf. Code, § 118285Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 166, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2007.

To containerize sharps waste, a person shall do all of the following:

(a) Place all sharps waste into a sharps container.

(b) Tape closed or tightly lid full sharps containers ready for disposal to preclude loss of contents.

(c) Store sharps containers ready for disposal for not more than thirty days without the written approval of the enforcement agency.

(d) Label sharps containers with the words “sharps waste” or with the international biohazard symbol and the word “BIOHAZARD.”