Environment, Health, & Safety Division

LBNL/PUB-3095

Medical and Biohazardous Waste
Generator’s Guide

Revision 2

Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231

Pub-3095 Table of Contents

 

1. Introduction. 1

1.1       Generator Responsibilities. 1

1.2       Definitions . 2

2. Medical/Biohazardous Waste Disposal Procedures. 3

2.1       Biohazardous Waste Labels, Bags, and Containers. 3

2.1.1        Biohazardous Waste Labels. 3

2.1.2        Biohazardous Waste Bags. 3

2.1.3        Laboratory Biohazardous Waste Containers. 7

2.1.4        Medical/Biohazardous Waste Pickup Containers. 8

2.2       Solid Medical/Biohazardous Waste Disposal 9

2.2.1        Disinfecting Biohazardous Waste Container Lids. 10

2.2.2        Disinfecting Biohazardous Waste Containers. 10

2.3       Liquid Medical/Biohazardous Waste Disposal 10

2.4       Biochemicals, Pharmaceuticals, and Over-the-Counter Drug Disposal 11

2.5   Medical/Biohazardous Waste Contaminated with Radioactive and/or Chemical Materials. 12

2.6       Medical/Biohazardous Waste from a Radioactive Materials Area (RMA) 12

3. Sharps Waste Management 13

3.1       Definition. 13

3.2       Sharps Containers. 14

3.3       Sharps Waste Disposal Procedures for Biohazardous Areas. 14

3.3.1        Sharps Waste Disposal Procedures for Medical Waste (Red Bag) Areas

3.3.2        Sharps Waste Disposal Procedures for Biohazardous Areas That Use Clear Biohazard Bags

3.3.3        Sharps Waste Contaminated with Radioactive and/or Chemical Materials. 16

3.4       Sharps Waste from a Radioactive Materials Area (RMA) 16

3.5       Sharps Waste Disposal Procedures for Unregulated Nonbiohazardous Areas. 16

3.6       Uncontaminated Glassware Disposal Procedures. 17

 

4. Pathology Waste Management 18

4.1       Definition. 18

4.2       Pathological Containers. 18

4.3       Pathological Waste Disposal Procedures. 18

4.4       Pathological Waste Contaminated with Radioactive Material 19

4.5       Pathology Waste from a Radioactive Materials Area (RMA) 19

 

5. Medical/Biohazardous Waste Pickup. 20

5.1       Medical/Biohazardous Waste Transportation, Treatment, and Disposal 20

5.2       Medical Waste Pickup Locations. 21

5.3       Medical Waste Pickup Schedule . 21

 

6. Medical/Biohazardous Waste Training and Inspections. 22

6.1       Medical/Biohazardous Waste Training. 22

6.2       Medical/Biohazardous Waste Inspections. 22

 

7. Forms and Supplies. 23

7.1       Medical Waste Accumulation Log. 23

7.2       Ordering Medical Waste Supplies . 24

 

8. Solid Medical Waste Disposal Procedures Chart 25

 

9. Biohazardous Waste Disposal at JGI/PGF. 26

9.1       JGI Autoclave Procedures. 26

 

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