OSHA Regs Will Not Keep Unsafe Sharps From Workplace - HRG Petition
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA should remove from the market all blood collection devices and I.V. catheters for which safer alternatives exist, Public Citizen's Health Research Group is urging in a Nov. 29 petition to Commissioner Jane Henney.
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