transport & disposal of specimen containers & specimens policy

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o Report any incidents including any personal injury to the Health &Safety Officer and documented (IR1 form)o Refer to the local fire safety procedure12 PACKAGING, LABELLING AND DESPATCHAll specimen boxes have an identifying yellow label containing the biohazardsymbol: -and stating: -BIOHAZARDPATHOLOGICAL SPECIMENSIN THE EVENT OF ANACCIDENT OR INCIDENTPLEASE CONTACT: -Local Contact details to be inserted.Instructions in case of accident or incident are published as a separate controlleddocument. (Refer to local document control system)Leakproof secure containers (Part number/Cedar Number supplied) must beused when specimens are transported outside of hospital bounds.All hazardous specimen containers are identified with appropriate hazardwarning labels e.g. corrosive symbol for acid.24-hour urine bottles are transported in individual carrier boxes containingsufficient packaging material to soak up any liquid spillage. Formalin bottles aretransported in leak proof containers capable of containing the effects of aspillage.Specimen Transport Page 18 of 29
COSHH Risk assessments are available for all hazardous specimencontainer materials eg - 10% Buffered FormaldehydeSpecimens in FormaldehydeEXEMPT HUMAN SPECIMENSPI 650The specimen containers and specimens are transported via the appropriateHospital Transport DepartmentA more detailed description of requirements for specimens preserved inFormaldehyde, especially concerning Pathology Departmentalrequirements, is given in Appendix 1.13 SPECIMEN INTEGRITYSpecimens are transported to the laboratory with minimum delay. All specimensare kept out of direct sunlight to preserve sample integrity.14 INCIDENT REPORTINGIncidents and accidents are reported to the appropriate Line Manager, and theHealth & Safety department, if an IR1 form is required.Specimen Transport Page 19 of 29
Page 1 and 2: TRANSPORT & DISPOSAL OFSPECIMEN CON
Page 3 and 4: 1 INTRODUCTIONThis policy describes
Page 5 and 6: W.H.O. Risk groups classifications
Page 7: and delivery of the means of delive
Page 10 and 11: 6 HEALTH & SAFETYSpecimens must be
Page 12 and 13: 7 DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIMEN CONTAINE
Page 15 and 16: 12. If you cut yourself or have an
Page 17: 10. Persons leaving specimens at co
Page 21 and 22: 3. All waste material must be packa
Page 23 and 24: 2) PackagingThe Packaging Instructi
Page 25 and 26: Additional Labelling common to all
Page 27 and 28: In the case of the example above, t
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