Definition of healthcare waste
Definitions and examples of different types of healthcare waste.
Healthcare waste is waste produced during human or animal healthcare, or related research activities. It covers both clinical and offensive waste.
Wastes produced by healthcare in the community, and similar types of waste produced by non-healthcare activities are included, for example:
- cosmetic body piercing and body art
- non-medicinal procedures in the hair and beauty sector
- substance abuse
- crime scene clean-up
This document lists the .
바카라 사이트˜Clinical waste바카라 사이트™ and 바카라 사이트˜offensive waste바카라 사이트™ are defined in the .
바카라 사이트˜Clinical waste바카라 사이트™ is healthcare waste that:
- contains viable micro-organisms or their toxins which are known or reliably believed to cause disease in humans or other living organisms
- contains or is contaminated with a medicine that contains a biologically active pharmaceutical agent
- is a sharp, or a body fluid, or other biological material (including human and animal tissue), containing or contaminated with a hazardous substance
- is waste of a similar nature from a non-healthcare activity
바카라 사이트˜Offensive waste바카라 사이트™ is waste that:
- is not clinical waste
- contains body fluids, secretions or excretions
- falls within waste codes 18 01 04, 18 02 03 or 20 01 99
바카라 사이트˜Medicine바카라 사이트™ is a drug or other preparation for the treatment or prevention of disease. Medicines may also include diagnostic agents.
바카라 사이트˜Cytotoxic and cytostatic medicine바카라 사이트™ is medicine that possesses hazardous properties which are toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction.
A 바카라 사이트˜sharp바카라 사이트™ is an item that could cause cuts or puncture wounds. This includes needles, hypodermic needles, scalpels and other blades, knives, infusion sets, saws, broken glass, and nails.
Healthcare waste may include radioactive materials. This guidance does not cover managing these waste materials. You must comply with radioactive substances regulation guidance when managing radioactive materials.