HANDLING BIOMEDICAL WASTE

Course overview

After finishing this inservice, nurse aides will be able to: Identify and describe items that are considered biomedical waste. Discuss the proper way to handle and dispose of used sharps in facilities and in homes. Demonstrate how to seal, transport and store full sharps containers and biohazard bags. Perform safe containment and clean-up of small spills of potentially infectious blood and other body fluids. Use standard precautions whenever handling biomedical waste.