Infectious waste is any waste with the presence or the reasonable anticipated presence of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item or surface. The following are typical materials ...

Most colleges and universities generate hazardous waste and therefore are regulated as hazardous waste generators. Chemical use in laboratories results in the need for disposal of mixed solvents, ...

The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate has called for the systematic management of the aging of containers in the country's interim radioactive waste storage facilities. The requirement follows ...

Biohazardous waste includes waste materials derived from cultures and stocks of infectious agents, human pathological wastes, contaminated animal carcasses and body parts, all sharps, human blood and ...

Be prepared for state hazardous waste inspections. Who inspects our waste accumulation areas and why? The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) periodically conducts compliance ...

Proper disposal of waste solvents is usually considered more of an environmental issue than a safety issue. However, it is often both. Solvent is dispensed in one direction only. It never goes back ...

Charles Kraft, R.N., a Senior Consultant at Cardinal Health, shares practical approaches for identifying efficiencies and savings opportunities in your hazardous waste container program. Kraft ...

Biohazardous agent refers to an agent that is biological in nature, capable of self-replication, and has the capacity to produce deleterious effects upon biological organisms. Biohazardous agents ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HARLEM, Manhattan (PIX11) – A container ...

The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Office is responsible for properly disposing of chemical waste generated by laboratories and other campus operations. The following information should assist ...

Chemical waste is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). It cannot be disposed of in regular trash or in the sewer system.

EH&S is responsible for overseeing general university compliance with the Biowaste Program. The waste generator is responsible for identifying infectious and non-infectious biological waste that they ...