OSHA - (CH 1) waste classifications, regulations, disposal, and recycling techniques

Match the type of waste with the proper medical waste category

human teeth - regulated medical waste soiled diaper - regular trash human organs - pathological waste used chemotherapy syringes - trace chemotherapy

Trace chemotherapy includes gloves, gowns, syringes, and empty medicine bottles, providing that the contents are less than 3% of the total volume by weight and it is not pourable or scrapable

true

pathological waste is human body parts or tissue that is disposed separately from infectious medical waste and trace chemotherapy waste.

true

the center for disease control categorizes various diseases in levels of biohazard, level 1 being minimum risk and level 4 being extreme risk

true

you are not required to segregate regulated medical waste from trace chemotherapy waste as long as it came from the same patient

False

Properly stored RMW?

Must be in a locked room

after the medical waste tracking act (MWTA) expired in 1991, states largely took on the role of regulating medical waste:

True

which of the following items are true regarding the handling and disposing of regulated medical waste?

all of the above

which of the following items were established by the medical waste tracking act of 1988?

all of the above

human urine and feces must be disposed of as regulated medical waste.

false

which regulatory agency has the authority to enforce rules regarding the transportation of medical waste?

Depart of Transportation