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Hello, I teach a college-level phlebotomy course and I can answer this question from that perspective, however I'm sure OSHA has much more on the subject. In phlebotomy, biohazard bags are the recepticle for tubes full of real blood (as opposed to the fake blood the students practice with); also any blood-soaked items would go in there. Not just routine band-aids and gauze - it would have to be blood-soaked such as a surgical dressing or something like that. In a real lab, accidental spills and broken tubes occur, so the blood and small bits of broken glass would go in the biohazard bag, which is actually a double bag within a biohazard cardboard box. Sharps containers are another type of biohazard container - they are stiff and impervious to needles and lancet blades, so this is where those types of items are disposed. Needles and lancets never go in just a biohazard bag - they go into a Sharps container first. Some items can go either in regular trash or biohazard depending on the facility's policy - For example, the thermometer probe they stick in your mouth to take your temperature is usually just "regular trash," but some facilities throw it in biohazard. Hope that helps! /Sb
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What is a sentence for biohazard?
We need tp put on our biohazard suits.This is a biohazard zone.
Should urine bag be empty before placing it in a biohazard container?
yes
What belongs in a hard-sided sharps container versus a biohazard bag?
The sharps containers are for needles and syringes since they could poke through the biohazard bags easily and stick the person changing the bag possibly infecting them with HIV, hepatitis, etc.
When might it be necessary to use a biohazard bag to collect evidence?
To collect something exposed to biological fluids
What should not go in a biohazard bag?
Items which are of a regular, everyday trash or recycling nature (i.e. things which you would dispose of in other more normal ways) which are NOT contaminated by some biological should not be placed in a biohazard bag. Also, sharp items which might puncture the bag - specifically, those items known as "sharps" (needles, etc.) - have specific hard-shell containers for disposal. Those items which are radiologically contaminated, or of very high biological contamination (requiring BL3 or BL4 containment protocols) should be put in their own specially-designed containers, not the standard biohazard bag.
When did Biohazard - band - end?
Biohazard - band - ended in 2006.
When was Biohazard - band - created?
Biohazard - band - was created in 1987.
What does a biohazard tattoo look like?
Like a biohazard symbol.
When was Biohazard - album - created?
Biohazard - album - was created on 1990-06-30.
Where can someone purchase a biohazard sign?
One may purchase a biohazard sign directly from Grainger Industrial Supply. One may also purchase a novelty style biohazard sign from Spencer's stores.
What are the ratings and certificates for Biohazard Gaiden - 2001 VG?
Biohazard Gaiden - 2001 VG is rated/received certificates of: USA:T
What is the colour of box used for keeping waste injection needles bandages?
Anything used to dispose of biohazard is colored red. When it's a container for disposing of needles, it's called a Sharps Container. It is a hard plastic bin with a one-way gated door on top. For dressings and bandages that are blood soaked, they go into a biohazard bag. Both are always red though.
