Collect in plastic autoclavable waste bags with a biohazard symbol.
Biohazard medical waste training.
Laboratory waste including but not limited to all of the following.
Federal osha provides a good general definition of regulated waste but individual states may have their own particular definition.
Human or animal specimen cultures from medical and pathology laboratories.
Cultures and stocks of infectious agents from research laboratories.
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.
Pathological waste and trace chemo waste are not considered to be regulated medical waste.
Double bagging is recommended for petri dishes.
Hazardous waste may be placed in regulated medical waste if it is placed in a sharps container.
Biohazardous waste is defined as anything meeting these criteria.
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