Medical Waste Disposal

Improper management of discarded needles and other sharps can pose a health risk to the public and waste workers.

Medical waste disposal.

We help organizations adopt sustainable strategies without compromising quality of care. 2 health care facility medical wastes targeted for handling and disposal precautions include microbiology laboratory waste. Specialized biohazardous waste collection transportation treatment and disposal for facilities of all sizes. All sharps systems pass rigorous testing for usps approval for safe transport of regulated medical waste un3291.

Through solution scoping clinically designed containment systems waste movement audits traceability solutions staff training and storage optimization we provide a tailored solution for each facility we work with that optimizes costs safety and efficiencies in sharps and medical waste disposal. Restrictions ensure that others won t be exposed to or injured by your medical waste. The most practical approach to medical waste management is to identify wastes that represent a sufficient potential risk of causing infection during handling and disposal and for which some precautions likely are prudent. For example discarded needles may expose waste workers to potential needle stick injuries and potential infection when containers break open inside garbage.

Discover why more than 25 000 healthcare providers have switched to medpro disposal for a better medical waste disposal and compliance training solution. The specific requirements vary depending on whether you re disposing of biological waste soiled or bloody items sharps needles or lancets or unused. Waste management is a leader in safe medical and hospital waste disposal. Waste contaminated with blood and other bodily fluids e g.

Customized onsite and on demand web based training resources to help ensure facility and staff compliance with osha and hipaa. In the us household disposal of medical waste is governed by state law which varies from state to state. Biohazardous medical waste disposal. Medical waste management program to protect the public and the environment from potentially infectious disease causing agents the medical waste management program program in the environmental management branch regulates the generation handling storage treatment and disposal of medical waste by providing oversight for the implementation.

Swabs bandages and disposable medical devices. Osha and hipaa compliance training. Treatment and disposal of medical waste disposal of medical sharps needles. Our medical waste sharps disposal mailback systems offer the best in convenience and regulatory compliance and are available in a vast array of configurations to meet any facility need.

From discarded diagnostic samples cultures and stocks of infectious agents from laboratory work e g.