Delivering infectious waste to the wrong disposal site can create a variety of threats, including to workers if they aren’t equipped to handle exposed needles and other sharp objects. The World Health ...

Infectious waste is any waste with the presence or the reasonable anticipated presence of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item or surface. The following are typical materials ...

Infectious diseases shape health care in complex ways, impacting research, treatment and public health — locally and globally. The capability of infectious agents to rapidly adapt to host defenses is ...

EH&S is responsible for overseeing general university compliance with the Biowaste Program. The waste generator is responsible for identifying infectious and non-infectious biological waste that they ...