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Medical Pathological Waste (MPW) - Management Procedures
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| Sharps - syringes, needles, scalpel blades |
- Do not recap, bend, remove, or clip needles
- For sharps contaminated with radioactive material or hazardous chemicals, refer to the Multihazardous Waste Section for disposal procedures
- Place intact needles and syringes in a puncture-resistant container: (small: NSN-6530-01-196-0284; medium: NSN-6530-00-LO3-5923) Do not use larger sharps containers
- Fill 3/4 full, snap lid closed, and discard container in an MPW box
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| Labware |
Disinfect
- Submerge the labware for 30 minutes in disinfectant, decant disinfectant
- Discard in Disposable Labware & Broken Glass container
- If glassware/labware cannot be readily decontaminated, it must be disposed of in MPW box
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| Cell culture media, blood or body fluids |
Decontaminate with:
- Sodium hypochlorite (bleach); use 10 ml of undiluted sodium hypochlorite solution for each 100 ml of media, or
- Wescodyne, following manufacturer's directions
- Let stand for 30 minutes
- Decontaminated fluid may be discarded into a sink drain
- Dispose of empty decontaminated cell culture vessel in a Disposable Labware & Broken Glass container
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| Solid Media |
- If biologically contaminated, autoclave as described above
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| Spills or Emergencies - |
On Bethesda campus |
911 (NIH response) |
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Off campus in MD |
9-911 (Montgomery County response) |
| Safety and Health Specialists |
301-496-2346 |
| Health Physicists |
301-496-5774 |
| Chemical Waste |
Pickup: 301-496-4710 |
Assistance: 301-496-7990 |
| Multihazardous Waste |
Pickup: 301-496-4710 or 301-496-4451 |
Assistance: 301-496-7990 |
| Radioactive Waste |
Pickup: 301-496-4451 |
Assistance: 301-496-5774 |
| Medical Pathological Waste, MPW |
Pickup: 301-496-7990 |
Assistance: 301-496-2346 |
| Recycling Waste |
Pickup: 301-496-7990 |
Assistance: 301-496-7990 |
| Information on Moving Laboratories |
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| Chemical Move |
301-496-7990 |
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| Radioactive Material Move |
301-496-5774 |
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| Biohazard Material and Laboratory Clearance |
301-496-2346 |
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| This page last updated on Dec 08, 2011
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