This post, Hospitals, Healthcare, and Long-Term Care Facilities: New Requirements for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals, first appeared on https://www.lexology.com/. The new hazardous waste pharmaceuticals rule published February 22 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) applies to all “healthcare facilities.” Hospitals, physicians’ offices, optical and dental…
This post, Patients Who Receive Information About the Importance of Safe Disposal are Three Times More Likely to Dispose of Unused Prescription Opioid Medications, first appeared on https://www.businesswire.com. Survey study sponsored by Purdue Pharma and published in the Journal of Pain Research examines factors that contribute…
This post, Behind the Curtain of Sharps Injury Prevention and Device Reprocessing, first appeared on https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/. By Karen A. Daley, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Amber H. Mitchell, DrPH, MPH, CPH Current efforts to reduce sharps injuries (SIs) are most typically associated with those occurring to direct…
This post, 4 tips for managing medical waste at ASCs, first appeared on https://www.beckersasc.com/. Written by Angie Stewart | November 01, 2018 Hospitals and ASCs generate about 2 million tons of general, hazardous, radioactive or infectious medical waste each year, according to All Points Medical Waste. Here…
This post, Proactive ways to prevent improper pharmaceutical disposal, first appeared on https://www.mcknights.com/. As the use of pharmaceuticals in long-term care facilities increases, so does the need for proper management of its waste. With the potential to cause harm for facilities, their residents and the…
This post, Stop the splashes, spills: How hospitals can ensure safe disposal of infectious fluid waste, first appeared on https://www.beckershospitalreview.com. Written by Mackenzie Bean | January 09, 2018 For clinical leaders on the front lines of healthcare, keeping patients and staff safe is the No. 1…
This post, How OSHA’s HazCom Standard Protects Both Employers and Employees, first appeared on http://www.digitaljournal.com/. New York, NY – May 15, 2017 – (Newswire.com) First adopted in the U.S. in 1983, the Hazard Communication standard is meant to protect workers who work with or around…
You know that the red trash bags are specially made to contain medical or biohazardous waste, but what exactly should you put in them and what should go in the regular trash? Use these bags to dispose of solid or liquid items contaminated with blood…