What are the different disposal types of substances and equipment?
Cleaning fluids, harmful vapour and fumes
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What does The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations 2002 provide guidance approved by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) of?
The safe disposal of hazardous waste, menaing that the polices and procedures in each care setting will be based on this
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How is clinical waste e.g. used bandages, plasters and other dressings disposed of?
They're put into a yellow bag and burned in controlled settings
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How are needles and syringes disposed of?
They're put in a yellow 'sharps' box which is sealed and burned in controlled settings
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How are bodily fluids e.g. urine, vomit or blood disposed of?
They're flushed a sluice drain, the area must then be cleaned and disinfected
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How is soiled linen disposed of?
They're put into red laundry bags and are then laundered at the appropriate temperature
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How are recyclable equipment and instruments disposed of?
They're put into a blue bag and returned to the central sterilisation services (CSSD) for sterilising and reuse
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What is clinical waste?
Waste contaminated by blood, urine, saliva, or other bodily fluids which could be infectious
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What is hazardous waste?
Waste containing substances that can cause serious harm to people or equipment, e.g. soiled dressings+items contaminated with bodily fluids, explosives, flammable materials+substances that poison or destroy human tissue
What are the different disposal types of substances and equipment?
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What does The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations 2002 provide guidance approved by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) of?
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How is clinical waste e.g. used bandages, plasters and other dressings disposed of?
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