6/22/2023 0 Comments Pathological waste includes![]() The name of the person who is responsible for this waste stream at your facility.What steps you take to ensure minimization of staff exposure to the infectious agents.The name of your transporter and disposal company.How the waste is decontaminated and disposed of.How the waste is packaged, labeled, collected, stored, and transported.The types of infectious wastes generated at your facility.The management plan (policy) must be kept at the facility and updated every two years, and it must include the following information: ![]() ![]() Smaller facilities are required to have a policy in place that includes the names of all who generate the waste hospitals and laboratories simply need to provide a bed count or the number of generating employees. a policy) in place for managing their waste. Going a step further, Statute 116.79 requires all facilities that produce infectious waste in Minnesota to have a management plan (i.e. Though MnTAP cannot offer any endorsements of transport and disposal companies, you can find more information about the requirements for infectious waste transporters by visiting the MPCA factsheet Infectious Waste Management Guide for Transporters. Note that you must use an infectious waste disposal company that is compliant with all Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ( FMCSA) rules on Hazardous Materials Regulations and that is registered with the MPCA. Guidance on the management of different types of infectious waste can be found under the topic headings below. Statute 116.78 requires that all generating facilities properly manage their infectious waste. Meaning (1) discarded items that can induce subdermal inoculation of infectious agents, including needles, lancets, scalpel blades, pipettes, and other items derived from human or animal patient care, blood banks, laboratories, mortuaries, research facilities, and industrial operations and (2) discarded glass or rigid plastic vials containing infectious agents. Meaning carcasses, body parts, and blood derived from animals knowingly and intentionally exposed to agents that are infectious to humans for the purpose of research, production of biologicals, or testing of pharmaceuticals. Meaning cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, pleural fluid, peritoneal fluid, pericardial fluid, and amniotic fluid that are in containers or that drip freely from body fluid soaked solid waste items. Meaning human tissues and body parts removed accidentally or during surgery or autopsy that are intended for disposal. Meaning waste cultures and stocks of agents that are generated from a laboratory and are infectious to humans discarded contaminated items used to inoculate, transfer, or otherwise manipulate cultures or stocks of agents that are infectious to humans wastes from the production of biological agents that are infectious to humans and discarded live or attenuated vaccines that are infectious to humans. Human blood products include serum, plasma, and other blood components. Meaning waste human blood and blood products in containers, or solid waste saturated and dripping human blood or blood products. Specifically, Statute 116.76 defines infectious waste as: You may also want to visit the MPCA factsheet Infectious Waste Management Guide for Generators for additional guidance on this topic. ![]() This MnTAP page offers basic definitions and information on different types of infectious wastes, information on how to safely manage your infectious wastes, and resources and suggestions on how you can make environmentally preferable decisions regarding your infectious waste stream. In Statute 116.76, the State of Minnesota defines an infectious agent as an organism that is capable of producing infection or infectious disease in humans. Infectious waste is a special class of waste found primarily in health-related industries. Pathological & large tissue (yellow bag) wasteĭual waste (infectious plus hazardous waste)Ĭytotoxic drugs & chemotherapy of infectious wasteĮnvironmental best practice for managing infectious wasteĬase studies, resources, & links (infectious waste) Overview ![]() The difference between infectious waste and hazardous waste What does OSHA mandate in regard to worker safety? ![]()
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