Course level: Introductory
Access duration: 1 year
Applicable states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
This training course covers the following information:
- What infectious medical waste is
- Examples of infectious medical waste
- What is not considered medical waste
- Federal and state medical waste management laws and regulations
- How to properly handle medical waste
- Treatment methods for medical waste
- Proper practices for transportation and disposal of medical waste
- What to do if you encounter a medical waste spill
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