With more and more retail pharmacies offering year-round immunizations, the subject of medical waste removal becomes a pressing issue that goes far beyond pharmaceutical-related waste. Of course, pharmacies are predominantly known for the sale of OTC and prescription drugs, which is why pharmacy waste isn’t exclusive to one category. Pharmacies are just as liable as […]
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For radiology departments, medical waste removal plans must involve managing analog x-ray waste. Medical waste producers, including hospitals, private practice offices, dental facilities, and even veterinary offices must have a medical waste removal plan to keep staff and patients safe, healthy, and free from contamination. This process includes having a program in place for removing
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Medical professionals must keep tabs on pharmaceutical samples and have a pharmaceutical waste removal plan in place just like they would for medical waste. Medical offices are busy facilities that manage more than just patients; doctors and office managers must keep tabs on patient data, appointments and schedules, patient history, and planning for medical waste
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Medical waste removal is not exclusive to healthcare facilities. MedXwaste also serves colleges and universities, too. Believe it or not, colleges and universities are generators of regulated medical waste, and must dispose of this waste in accordance with federal and state regulations. Where, exactly is medical waste produced in an educational facility? Colleges and universities
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Medical spas are becoming a staple in many towns and communities. Here’s how MedXwaste serves the medical spa industry. Medical waste removal programs ensure the health and safety for members of the public, as well as healthcare facility personnel by minimizing or eliminating exposure to biohazardous wastes containing pathogenic organisms and sharps. This is not
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Medical waste is not exclusive to healthcare practices, and perhaps more common, but less talked about facilities include government agencies, like VA hospitals, prisons, and military bases. This week, we’ve taken a deeper look into some of the industries we serve that go above and beyond healthcare facilities like hospitals and medical clinics. Medical waste
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Airport Medical Waste? Handling Medical Waste in the Least Likely Places. Being in the medical waste removal industry, we tend to cover a lot of topics that deal with more common medical waste producers, such as hospitals, laboratories, and medical clinics. While those are the more common producers of medical waste, there are some obscure
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Workplace Safety: Why the Medical Waste Community Needs OSHA If workplace safety is important to you, you need to know about OSHA. “OSHA doesn’t kill jobs; it helps prevent jobs from killing workers.” These are the words written by Dr. David Michaels when he became head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in 2009.
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Bloodborne Pathogens: 5 Facts What are bloodborne pathogens and why did OSHA create a formal standard to deal with the hazards? Bloodborne pathogens are an occupational hazard for healthcare workers and other employees who may be exposed to blood and other potentially infectious materials as a result from the performance of their duties. According to
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