Recommended standards and practices for infectious waste management

• All infectious waste should be discarded separately from other waste. • Infectious waste should be discarded as close as possible to the site where it was generated. • Infectious waste should be contained in red plastic bags, common waste in black plastic bags, and...

Waste management- Disposal and final treatment

Sharps: They should be placed in disposal containers that have been approved by infection control at the time of their use. When these containers reach their maximum capacity (3/4 full), they should be closed and placed in red bags with other pathological waste. The...

Waste management- Classification

In a health institution waste is classified as: pathological or infectious; and household, chemical and radioactive types. Infectious waste: This type of waste can transmit infectious diseases and is also referred to as pathological waste. It includes primarily: –...

Failures in the sterilization process

In the event that the sterilization process fails and for the management of sterile equipment that have an expiration date, the following recommendations should be used: All sterile materials whose expiration date has passed, are not considered safe for use with...
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