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DocuSign Envelope ID:79C5D167-B6CA-4E59-B4AC-AA38CC1 B20BD <br /> EC 10: Engineered Sharps & Needle-less Systems (Continued): <br /> • Needles <br /> o Contaminated needles and other contaminated sharps will not be bent, <br /> recapped, removed, sheared, or purposely broken. An exception to this is <br /> allowed if the procedure would require that the contaminated needle be <br /> recapped or removed and no alternative is feasible and the action is required <br /> by the medical procedure. If such action is required, then the recapping or <br /> removal of the needle must be done by the use of a mechanical device or a <br /> one-handed technique. <br /> Revised July,2018 <br />