Fed-OSHA, NIOSH & FDA Warn About Glass Capillary Tube Dangers

Fed-OSHA has joined two other federal agencies in warning health care workers and employers about the dangers associated with accidental breakage of glass capillary tubes.The tubes are utilized in a variety of medical settings for collection of blood. The safety agency, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have issued a joint safety advisory warning that infection with such pathogens as HIV and the hepatiti