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Revised -XO\ <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 />DocuSign Envelope ID: 79C5D167-B6CA-4E59-B4AC-AA38CC1B20BD