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Biomedical Waste Guidance

Environmental Health and Safety Mandatory Training

Guidance for Determining the Applicability of Training to a Specific Position

 

NAME OF TRAINING:

Biomedical Waste

CONTENT OF TRAINING:

Participants will understand their responsibilities to identify and properly dispose biomedical waste.

WHO MUST ATTEND:

Mandatory for any worker whose activities involve the generation of biomedical waste, also known as biohazardous waste and infectious waste. 

Training must be repeated annually.

HOW TO REGISTER FOR TRAINING:

Contact Professional Development and Training, (305) 243-3090 or (305) 284-5110 or online at (www.miami.edu/development-training) http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/0,1770,2421-1;11454-2,00.html

APPLICABLE REGULATIONS:

Florida Administrative Code Chapter 64E-16 Biomedical Waste (http://fac.dos.state.fl.us/faconline/chapter64.pdf)

 

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens (http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10051)

EXPLANATION AND EXAMPLES:

Biomedical waste (also known as biohazardous waste and infectious waste) must be disposed according to each area?s Unit Specific Biomedical Waste Plan.

 

NOTE: Biomedical Waste training is presented together with Bloodborne Pathogens, Tuberculosis, and Latex Allergy training as a single session.

TECHNICAL LINKS:

University of Miami Policy Biohazardous Waste (http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/1,1770,7329-3,00.html)

 

University of Miami Employee Health website (www.miami.edu/employee-health)

CONTACT PERSON(S) FOR QUESTIONS:

Vaughan Munro

(305) 243-3268

vmunro@med.miami.edu

 

Sandra Chen-Walta, MSN, ARNP

(305) 243-3267

schen@miami.edu