Rubbermaid Legacy Step-On Waste Container Plastic 12 Gallon Capacity - White
Creates hands-free sanitary waste management. These step-on trash cans are ideal for areas where medical waste originates, including patient rooms, lab procedure rooms, and emergency rooms. Features tough puncture-resistant all-plastic construction and quiet heavy-duty pedal for hands-free sanitary use. The step-on trash can offers a slow-close integrated lid damper to help keep odors and bacteria from escaping. They assist in complying with OSHA regulation.
- Slow-close, integrated lid damper keeps odors and bacteria from escaping
- Puncture-resistant all-plastic construction
- Ideal for medical waste containment
- Quiet, heavy-duty pedal for hands-free sanitary use
Certifications & Regulatory Information
California Prop 65
Proposition 65 is an initiative originally approved by CA voters to address their growing concerns about exposure to toxic chemicals. It became the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, better known by its original name of Proposition 65. Prop 65 requires the State of CA to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm, etc. The chemicals include additives or ingredients in pesticides, common household products, food, drugs, dyes, or solvents. The program is administered by The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) which is part of the CA Environmental Protection Agency. Where required, warnings must be included with the product?s labeling.
Link: https://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65
FM
Factory Mutual is an independent testing agency whose approvals are based on Standard 6921 Combustible Waste Containers. Standard 6921 is performance criteria for containers with covers (lids) and their ability to withstand internal fires, maintain a certain range of stability, if dumped, and stay intact over a wide temperature range.
Link: www.fmglobal.com
OSHA
Under the OSH Act, employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthful workplace. OSHA's mission is to assure safe and healthful workplaces by setting and enforcing standards, and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance. Employers must comply with all applicable OSHA standards. Employers must also comply with the General Duty Clause of the OSH Act, which requires employers to keep their workplace free of serious recognized hazards.
RPC products assist customers in complying with OSHA standards. For example: (1) 1910.1030 Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens (2) 1910.141 - Sanitation
Link: www.osha.gov