Bloodborne pathogens - Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
Bloodborne pathogens - Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
Bloodborne pathogens - Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
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Definitions:Paragraph (b)• “Regulated waste” means liquid or semi-liquid blood or OPIM;contaminated items that would release blood or OPIM in a liquid orsemi-liquid state if compressed; items that are caked with dried bloodor OPIM <strong>and</strong> are capable <strong>of</strong> releasing these materials during h<strong>and</strong>ling;contaminated sharps; <strong>and</strong> pathological <strong>and</strong> microbiological wastescontaining blood or OPIM.• While in a facility, regulated waste must be h<strong>and</strong>led <strong>and</strong> labeled per therequirements in the OSHA bloodborne <strong>pathogens</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ard.• In <strong>Minnesota</strong>, a non-OSHA regulation, the Infectious Waste Control Act(<strong>Minnesota</strong> Statutes 116.78 through 116.82), addresses the required labeling<strong>of</strong> infectious waste after it leaves a facility, <strong>and</strong> the required transport <strong>and</strong>disposal <strong>of</strong> infectious waste by licensed personnel. This regulation is underthe jurisdiction <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Minnesota</strong> Pollution Control Agency. For moreinformation about the Infectious Waste Control Act, call (507) 344-5243.
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