Tips for OSHA Compliance Whether you work in a medical lab or a veterinary office, there are a set of rules in place to help maintain OSHA compliance. Medical facilities are one of the most hazardous places to work, which is why the Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) has outlined procedures and protocols to […]
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10 Facts About Medical Waste Compliance To understand the details of medical waste compliance, you should be familiar with some of the compliance facts. Poor management of medical waste potentially exposes health care workers, waste handlers, patients, and the community at large to infection, toxic effects and injuries, and also risks polluting the environment. Compliance
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Single-use Medical Devices: To Reuse or Toss? Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. That is the EPA’s motto for protecting our environment, but this adage doesn’t always apply to the medical waste field. Medical waste, and more specifically, regulated medical waste (RMW), has a different set of rules when it comes to disposal and reusing because of the
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Medical Waste Management for Funeral Homes Healthcare facilities like hospitals, dental clinics, nursing homes, and physicians’ offices generate a large amount of daily medical waste. Less talked about producers of medical waste include tattoo parlors and funeral homes, both of which deal with instruments that come in contact with bodily fluids and other regulated medical
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MRSA, Zika, & Ebola: Medical Waste Removal With Emerging Pathogens In the last few years, there have been many alarming headlines about emerging pathogens, from Ebola, to MRSA, and now the Zika virus. While the news may cause concern for many, there are policies, processes, and laws in place to help control and mitigate risks
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Improper Disposal of Medication is Costly to Health and Environment Prescription and over-the-counter medication, while helpful and necessary for health care, can be harmful to people, animals, and the environment if not disposed of properly. Reliable and concrete statistics are hard to come by, but it’s a safe assumption that we, as consumers, are responsible
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It’s National Smile Month. How’s the Health of Your Dental Office? Along with ringing in Summer and schools letting out, there’s a reason for several million smiles across the country this time of year: it’s National Smile Month. National Smile Month is an oral health campaign to raise awareness of important health issues, and
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What Government Agencies Are Responsible for Medical Waste Disposal? There are a variety of resources and agencies that oversee the proper disposal of medical waste, but managing compliance can be confusing. There is no one answer to the question of who is responsible for medical waste disposal, as regulations vary by state and local requirements.
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Medical Waste Disposal: Incineration Vs. Autoclaving The proper disposal of medical waste is a multi-pronged issue that is regulated on both the state and federal level. You may be familiar with the bins, red bags, and other containers that house medical waste, but you may not be as familiar with what happens to that waste
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Medical Waste Packaging: Who Is Responsible? On-site management of regulated medical waste is a multi-pronged issue, as there are state and federal regulations, all of which cover packaging, disposal, handling, and removal. Many states require that facilities that deal with medical waste have a plan to meet OSHA requirements, and with all of these rules
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