Biohazard Medical Waste Treatment

Treatment and disposal of medical waste disposal of medical sharps needles.

Biohazard medical waste treatment.

Sharps containers must be autoclaved using a validated waste treatment cycle or incinerated for final treatment. Contain the bag inside a rigid leak proof container that has a biohazard symbol itself or allows the bag s biohazard symbol to be visible. If containers will be picked up by an outside vendor i e stericycle place the closed container in the vendor supplied waste container for pickup and disposal. Collect in plastic autoclavable waste bags with a biohazard symbol.

1416 1418 after steam sterilization the residue can be safely handled. Improper management of discarded needles and other sharps can pose a health risk to the public and waste workers. Double bagging is recommended for petri dishes. If you are a generator of such waste you need to know which category the waste falls into and treat it according to the proper protocols.

For example discarded needles may expose waste workers to potential needle stick injuries and potential infection when containers break open inside garbage. If steam sterilization in the health care facility is used for waste treatment exposure of the waste for up to 90 minutes at 250 f 121 c in a autoclave depending on the size of the load and type container may be necessary to ensure an adequate decontamination cycle.