1. Infectious Waste Management

2. Types of Waste 1.Infectious Laboratory Waste 2. Pathological (biomedical) Waste 3.Broken Glass 4.Other “Objectionable” Wastes

3. Infectious Waste Infectious Waste Laboratory Waste Laboratory Waste u Waste Cultures and stock of agents that infectious to humans u Contaminated items used to inoculate, transfer or manipulate cultures or stock of agents u Waste from the production of biological agent that are infectious to humans u Discarded live or attenuated vaccines that are infectious to humans u Waste that originates from clinical or research laboratory procedures involving communicable infectious agents.

4. Infectious Waste Infectious Waste Blood & Regulated Body Fluids Blood & Regulated Body Fluids u Human blood and blood components and products made from human blood (e.g. serum, plasma) in containers u Solid waste saturated with dripping human blood or blood products. u Any body fluids that are visibly contaminated with blood, in containers or that could be released in a liquid or semi-liquid form from soaked solid waste items.

5. Infectious Waste Infectious Waste Infected Research Animal Waste Infected Research Animal Waste u Carcasses, body parts, and blood derived from animals knowingly and intentionally exposed agents that are infectious to humans; and/or accidentally or naturally infected with agents that are infectious to humans for the purpose of research, diagnostic…. Or testing of pharmaceuticals

6. Infectious Waste Infectious Waste Sharps Sharps Items that can induce subdermal inoculation of infectious agents, or that can easily penetrate the skin, puncture waste bags and cardboard boxes, including: u Needles & Syringes u Capillary Tubes u Surgical Scalpels u Slides and Coverslips sSharps are considered infectious, whether contaminated with infectious agents or not. u Pasteur Pipettes u Shards of Contaminated Glass u Razor Blades

7. Pathological Waste Pathological Waste è Pathological waste does not include hair, teeth and nails. è Human tissue and body parts removed by trauma, during surgery, autopsy or studies, and which is intended for disposal.

8. Broken Glass Broken Glass Any large items of non-contaminated BROKEN glass containers such as: u Bottles u Burettes u Test tubes u Beakers Non- broken glass items must be recycled. Non-recyclable, non-broken small bottles and glass containers can be disposed off in the normal trash Broken Thermometers are considered Hazardous Waste, not broken glass

9. Disposal Methods: Sharps 1.Do not mix sharps and broken glass 2.Sharps must be collected in a “Sharps Container” 3. Sharps Containers must be rigid puncture, burst, and tear resistant 4. Sharps Containers must not be overfilled. Thou shall not force sharps into container. 5. Sharps Containers must be closed tightly and taped shut before janitorial staff can remove from laboratory

10. Infectious Waste è Non-autoclavable infectious waste, other than sharps, (e.g. infected animal waste) must be collected in impervious, tear and burst-resistant red plastic bags bearing the biohazard sings and the words ”infectious waste” and must be stored in appropriate freezers. è Non-infected animal waste, will be disposed of by the UMD animal services.

11. Autoclavable Waste è Autoclavable infectious waste, must be collected in impervious, tear and burst- resistant autoclave plastic bags, bearing the biohazard sings. è While in the laboratory, waste bags must be placed in a rigid waste collection container bearing the biohazard sign and labeled Infectious waste. è Waste must be autoclaved at 121 C for 60 to 90 minutes

12. Autoclavable Waste Cont. è After autoclaving, waste bag must be cooled, drained from liquids, then placed in a dark trash bag. è Autoclaved waste is no longer considered infectious, but can be disposed off as normal trash. è Removal of the waste from laboratory and autoclaving is the responsibility of laboratory personnel.

13. Pathological Waste disposal è Pathological waste must not be autoclaved è All Human pathological waste generated outside of the Anatomy and cell biology dept. must be placed into impervious, tear and burst resistant bags, labeled as “pathological Waste” or “Infectious waste” and stored in appropriate freezers or cooler. è Pathological waste will be sent to the University Crematory for final disposal. è Pathological material from the Body Bequest Program will be handled by the anatomy Dept.

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