Biowaste Disposal
Federal, state, and local regulations which define Regulated Medical Waste (RMW), and govern how it is handled, decontaminated and disposed of.
Those who work with
- animal or human tissues or cell cultures
- recombinant nucleic acids
- infectious agents or pathogens
- viral vectors
- sharps (i.e. needles, scalpels, microscope slides)
- chemotherapeutic chemicals/drugs
- toxins
must know how to separate RMW from trash, and how to properly prepare it for disposal.