Contain the bag inside a rigid leak proof container that has a biohazard symbol itself or allows the bag s biohazard symbol to be visible.
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These measures are designed to protect the workers who generate medical wastes and who manage the wastes from point of generation to disposal.
967 a single leak resistant biohazard bag is usually adequate for containment of regulated medical wastes provided the bag is sturdy and the waste can be discarded without contaminating the bag s.
Federal osha provides a good general definition of regulated waste but individual states may have their own particular definition.
Collect in plastic autoclavable waste bags with a biohazard symbol.
Laboratory waste including but not limited to all of the following.
Human or animal specimen cultures from medical and pathology laboratories.
Biohazardous waste is defined as anything meeting these criteria.
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Cultures and stocks of infectious agents from research laboratories.