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Posted By Iain
Is urine regarded as clinical waste?
I work in a school where cleaners frequently have to change soiled sheets and mattresses.
Is there any health hazard related to this subject.
Could anyone share a policy or risk assessment with me.
Sensible replies only please.
Thank you.
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Posted By Adrian Watson
Yes if likely to be infected, but not otherwise. So it should not be a clinical waste if the waste is from a school. A school infirmatory would be different.
Regards Adrian Watson
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Posted By Frank Hallett
Iain,
It's definitely a CoSHH problem in any work environment.
Frank Hallett
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Posted By Ron Hunter
Urine from a healthy person is effectively sterile. Given that there are some people out there who suggest health benefits from drinking (their own!)urine, why is it a COSHH issue? Is sweat a COSHH issue?
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Posted By Robert (Rod) Douglas
Any body spllages should be treated as Clinical Waste and disposed of in the appropriate manner.
In the NHS soiled Laundry in disposed in Red Bags, all other Clincal Waste is disposed of in Yellow bags and Sharps are disposed of in Yellow Bins.
For further guidnace check the NHS website.
Aye
Rod d
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Posted By Alexander Falconer
Pardon my ignorance (or not?)having no experience in this particular area
Surely this matter includes the risk of Aids/HIV?
Eagerly await the answer, hopefully learn something here
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Posted By Robert (Rod) Douglas
Yip HIV/Aids, thats why they go into red or yellow bags.......
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Posted By Bob Thompson CMIOSH
In response to Rons comments. yes you are quite correct that urine from healthy people is quite inhert however there are people who have infections which they themselves may not know they have. All bodily fluids technically come under the COSHH regulations and must be assessed and controlled appropriately where they are being dealt with as part of a work activity. to do otherwise is folly. The issue around disposal is weather or not it has been classified as infected waste in which case clinical waste procedures will apply.
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Posted By Bob Thompson CMIOSH
Sorry I forgot to mention a good source of guidance is the PHMEG guidelines on the control of infection in residential and nursing homes issued march 1996. Ignore the title it is the definative guide which is good practice across all sectors.
Hope this helps Bob
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Posted By Barry x
HIV/ Aids being passed on through contact with urine on childrens bed sheets???
If any one has any information on the HIV/ Aids virus being contracted in this manner i would be interested to read about it!!!
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Posted By Fornhelper
Greater Glasgow NHS have recently issued an excellent 'Control of Infection Manual for Care Homes and Day Centres'. Very comprehensive and informative. Not sure where available from (acquired my copy from a friendly NHS employee !!) but a Google on it might get you somewhere.
In relation to original point, in our residential units we collect this type of waste in soluble bags and put them directly in to laundry (transferred in closed sanitary type bins). Staff wear standard disposable gloves & aprons and carry out usual infection control procedures
Regards
FH
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Posted By Ron Hunter
Thanks for the feedback on my post Bob. I was hoping Frank H would 'bite' and tell us all the hazards to note on our COSHH Assessments!
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Posted By Maggie Atterbury
Hi Iain
Your response from Adrian Watson is correct. Normal uninfected urine does not need to be treated as clinical waste. This is defined in "Safe Disposal of Clinical Waste" published by the Health Services Advisory Service in 1999, ISBN 07176 24927. However you obviously need to provide staff with appropriate PPE for hygiene purposes.
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Posted By Frank Hallett
Sorry ron - you've got to do some work for yourself!
There's already far too much free consultancy sought on this Forum.
Frank Hallett
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