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Posted By Steven
What are the requirements for disposing of yellow clinical waste bags that have blood contaminated products inside – cleaning of cuts etc not major surgery!!!
What do you do?
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Posted By IanD
You need to have these collected and disposed off by a licensed company.
If you already have a contract with a company for sanitary bins etc speak to them as they will normally provide this service and will add it onto your contract for regular collection
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Posted By Steven
How many companies out there do this - be honest please
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Posted By Fornhelper
Steven,
If the waste is generated on an irregular basis (e.g. first aid waste in an office / factory) I don't see the need for the use of yellow clinical waste bags. I would simply put it in a polythene bag, tie it off and dispose of it as 'domestic' waste.
If it is regular 'clinical' waste (e.g. care home) then I agree with the previous; needs to be properly stored and uplifted by a licensed contractor
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Posted By Sean Fraser
I agree with Fornhelper - irregular waste in small quantities can be disposed of as per normal arrangements - there is very little contamination risk UNLESS you are disposing of any needles (then you need more stringent controls).
Source for reference: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg342.pdf - Blood-bourne viruses in the workplace
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Posted By Steven
IanD - thanks for the info, i have spoken to our first aiders and they have been told about this on their course apparently!
The sanitory company will accept this type of waste and we will now dispose of it in this manner.
Thanks for the info
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Posted By John Webster
Steven
I assume you are referring to first aid waste from a business premises or the like. This is not classified as clinical waste, and should be disposed of in a plastic bag then into the normal domestic/household waste stream.
EWC Code 18-01-04 "wastes from human....healthcare....who's collection and disposal is not subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection (eg dressings, plaster casts, linen, disposable clothing, diapers)" applies to this waste.
Yellow bags should NOT be used, as these are for waste likely to cause infection.
Outwith healthcare premises, the basic rule is that unless there are significant quantities of body fluid, and the patient is known to have, or is clinically suspected of having a disease transmissible by this waste, then it is not clinical waste and does not require special treatment.
John
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