Regulations imposed by federal and state agencies require that employers develop policies and procedures to address the handling, storage and disposal of infectious materials. On-the-job exposure to ...

Biohazardous waste includes waste materials derived from cultures and stocks of infectious agents, human pathological wastes, contaminated animal carcasses and body parts, all sharps, human blood and ...

Biohazardous agent refers to an agent that is biological in nature, capable of self-replication, and has the capacity to produce deleterious effects upon biological organisms. Biohazardous agents ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the volumes of plant waste across all industrial sectors, including manufacturing. Many items that were easily disposed before are identified as hazardous now.

Carly Fletcher receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 860407. All over the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has seen more and ...

Any waste capable of producing an infection or infectious disease in humans. Animal and human health care activities produce infectious waste. Every year an estimated 16 billion injections are ...

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 ...