Editor's Choice: Regulated medical waste compliance
OSHA Healthcare Connection, February 23, 2010
A report last week about a trash disposal worker accidentally swallowing medical and chemotherapy waste reminds about the importance of making sure your waste disposal practices are compliant with regulations. To that point, OSHA Healthcare Advisor offers a Regulated Medical Waste Checklist for downloading from the Tools page.
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