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Biological Waste Does and Don'ts 't d D D t l W i Bi l Good Practice Waste Handling Procedures Wear all protective clothing provided for your use W ll t ti l thi id d f Ensure you have been vaccinated against Hepatitis B and

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Bi l i l W t D d D 't Biological Waste Does and Don'ts

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Good Practice

Waste Handling Procedures

W ll t ti l thi id d f

  • Wear all protective clothing provided for your use
  • Ensure you have been vaccinated against Hepatitis B and Tetanus
  • Use the correct colour and type of bag/container, as close as

possible to point of generation p p g

  • Always keep different types of waste separate

R l h b h 3/4 f ll h i di t d b th fill li

  • Replace sharps boxes when 3/4 full or when indicated by the fill line
  • Replace bags daily or when 2/3 full
  • Ensure that all containers are properly assembled prior to use
  • Handle bags by the neck only and use handles on rigid boxes

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Good Practice

Waste Handling Procedures

  • Any damage, leakage or contamination must be reported
  • Seal/tie full bags/containers and label with site/department details
  • Place bags/containers/boxes in correct storage area. Keep boxes upright
  • Fragile waste must be segregated to prevent breakage/spillage

Fragile waste must be segregated to prevent breakage/spillage

  • Wash and dry hands thoroughly after handling waste
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Good Practice

Waste Handling Procedures

  • Do not overfill clinical waste bags or sharps boxes
  • Never throw drag drop or crush bags or containers
  • Never throw, drag, drop or crush bags or containers
  • Do not clasp or hold containers to the body
  • Never leave in corridors, walkways or on fire escape routes
  • Put your hands inside waste bags/containers
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Bad Practice

  • Clinical bags containing domestic waste

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  • Gap between bag and outer bin

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Bad Practice

  • Overfull sharps box
  • Clinical waste in domestic bag
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Good Practice

  • Personal Protection Equipment – Biological waste handling
  • Protective clothing should always be worn when handling waste
  • Protective clothing should always be worn when handling waste

e.g. gloves, apron, overall as a minimum.

  • It is also recommended that all staff involved in waste handling

g are vaccinated against Hepatitis B and Tetanus

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Good Practice

  • Where possible foot

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  • perated bins/frames are in

use as a part of infection p control prevention.

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Good Practice

Sharps Policy Sharps Policy

  • Sharps containers must comply with United Nation standards (UN

3291)

  • Sharps bins must be assembled according to the manufacturers

instructions

  • Bins should be secured by use of wall/rail brackets
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Good Practice

Sharps Policy

  • Used sharps bins containers should be changed

regularly (e.g. monthly) regularly (e.g. monthly)

  • Sharps bins must be handled with extreme care

and carried by the handle E bi i t f ll d th h

  • Ensure bin is not overfull and there are no sharps

protruding.

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Good Practice

Sharps Policy

  • Sharps must not be discarded/mixed with any other waste

and MUST NOT be placed into any other waste bags.

  • Bins must not be exposed to extreme temperatures or direct

Bins must not be exposed to extreme temperatures or direct sunlight

  • No attempts to be made to retrieve items from sharps bins.
  • Sharps must not be pressed down inside the bins in order to

make more room.

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New Prevention of Sharps Injuries Legislation Injuries Legislation

Sharps Inj ries Ne La Sharps Injuries – New Law

  • New legislation will come into

g effect in May 2013 specifically b t ti h about preventing sharps injuries in the hospital & healthcare sector. I t b t ti ill b

  • I expect best practice will be

extended to laboratory work.

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Biological Waste Primary Packaging Packaging

YELLOW BAGS

  • UN 3291 approved yellow bags are design for

pp y g g soft clinical waste.

  • Bags must never contain sharps or sharp items

g p p likely to puncture the bag.

  • Bags should be filled to maximum of 2/3 full to

g comply with the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations.

  • Bags should be sealed at point of production by

twisting, swan-necking & securing with a bag tie

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Biological Waste Primary Packaging Packaging

RIGID BULK CONTAINERS

  • We can provide rigid bulk containers in two sizes;

p g ; 30 litre and 60 litre

  • Yellow lidded containers can be used for glass vials pipette

Yellow lidded containers can be used for glass vials, pipette tips or any objects that could puncture yellow bags.

  • These containers are not puncture proof so needles and

These containers are not puncture proof so needles and blades need to put into sharps containers.

  • NO Free Liquids

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  • NO Chemicals
  • NO Needles or Blades

NO Needles or Blades

  • Weight restriction (15kg/30ltr bin and 30kg/60ltr bin)
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Biological Waste Primary Packaging Packaging

SHARPS BINS SHARPS BINS

  • UN 3291 approved sharps containers can

UN 3291 approved sharps containers can be provided in numbers and sizes to suit individual needs. All containers comply with the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations.

  • For Sharps, Needles, Blades, Scalpels,

Broken Glassware NO F Li id

  • NO Free Liquids
  • NO Chemicals
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Biological Waste Primary Packaging Packaging

RIGID BULK CONTAINERS – COLOUR CODING RIGID BULK CONTAINERS COLOUR CODING

  • Clinical waste
  • Pharmaceutical Waste
  • Recognisable
  • Clinical waste
  • GMO/GMM Waste*

*Must be kept and

disposed separate

  • Pharmaceutical Waste
  • Cytotoxic Waste
  • Waste contaminated

ith b th i f ti

  • Recognisable

human anatomical waste N t l d Ri k

disposed separate to other clinical waste

with both infectious and chemical material

  • Non-autoclaved Risk

Group 2 & 3 lab cultures

  • Metal objects
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Biological Waste Primary Packaging Packaging

SHARPS CONTAINERS – COLOUR CODING SHARPS CONTAINERS COLOUR CODING

  • Sharp clinical waste
  • GMO/GMM Waste*
  • Pharmaceutical Waste
  • Cytotoxic Waste

*Must be kept and

disposed separate to other clinical waste

  • Waste contaminated

with both infectious and chemical material

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Biological Waste Secondary Containment Bins Containment Bins

WHEELED CONTAINERS WHEELED CONTAINERS

  • Each wheeled unit is cleaned and sanitised after

each exchange

  • Suitable for internal and external storage
  • Wheeled containers are exchanged after each

collection reducing manual handling and improving Health & Safety

  • Sharps, bags and sealed bins can be disposed of

ithi th h l d t i within the wheeled container.

  • The wheeled bins are UN approved for the

i f li i l t d t ll t d carriage of clinical waste and meet all current and proposed transport requirements

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Packaging/Secondary Containment /Destination Containment /Destination

Primary Packaging Secondary Containment Destination y g g y

Beech Road Plant Beech Road Plant Sterilisation Eco-Safe Plant Sterilisation Eco Safe Plant Eco-Safe Plant Export Transfer Incineration

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Biological Waste Traceability g y

BIO-TRACK WASTE MANAGEMENT

SRCL is the only company to provide the Bio-Track waste management system as part of its service offering management system as part of its service offering.

  • Bio-Track is a robust waste segregation and tracking tool that

helps customers segregate waste in-line with the latest waste regulations.

  • We manage this entire process on behalf our customers –

preparing and printing the hazardous waste notes; producing preparing and printing the hazardous waste notes; producing easy to apply bin identification tags; the collection and disposal of the waste.

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Biological Waste Traceability g y

BIO-TRACK TAG BIO-TRACK TAG

Contains further information including ADR and UN numbering Contains unique barcode number which Identifies client and site ID and waste type

EWC 180103* UCD School of Medicine Science UCD Beflfield Dublin 4

SRCL 430 Beech Road, Western industrial Estate, Dublin 12 Colour coded with EWC code to Tamperproof and waterproof tag applied to every bin ensure segregation and correct treatment

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Biological Waste Traceability g y

BIO-TRACK BIO-TRACK

Bi T k li i i f ti t i d i l

  • Bio-Track relies on unique information, contained on special

bin tags, to track each individual consignment of waste. This unique ID information is the key to the effective operation of q y p Bio-Track and ensures high levels of transparency and accuracy from auditing through to invoicing.

  • As a total service provider, with transport and treatment

facilities Bio Track allows us to accurately identify the point of facilities, Bio-Track allows us to accurately identify the point of generation of waste, the customer and individual bins weights.

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