Medical and Biohazardous Waste
Generator’s Guide
Environment, Health and Safety Division
Ernest Orlando Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory
Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231
1.1 Generator Responsibilities
2. Medical/Biohazardous Waste
Disposal Procedures
2.1 Biohazardous Waste Labels, Bags, and Containers
2.1.1 Biohazardous Waste Labels
2.1.3 Laboratory Biohazardous Waste Containers
2.1.4 Medical/Biohazardous Waste Pickup Containers
2.2 Solid Medical/Biohazardous Waste Disposal
2.2.1 Disinfecting Biohazardous Waste Containers and Lids
2.3 Liquid Medical/Biohazardous Waste Disposal
2.4 Biochemicals, Pharmaceuticals, and Over-the-Counter Drug
Disposal
2.5 Medical/Biohazardous Waste Contaminated with Radioactive
and/or Chemical Materials
2.6 Medical/Biohazardous Waste from a Radioactive Materials
Area (RMA)
3.3 Sharps Waste Disposal Procedures for Biohazardous Areas
3.3.1 Sharps Waste Disposal Procedures for Medical Waste (Red
Bag) Areas
3.3.2 Sharps Waste Disposal Procedures for Biohazardous Areas
That Use Clear Biohazard Bags
3.3.3 Sharps Waste Contaminated with Radioactive and/or
Chemical Materials
3.4 Sharps Waste from a Radioactive Materials Area (RMA)
3.5 Sharps Waste Disposal Procedures for Unregulated
Nonbiohazardous Areas
3.6 Uncontaminated Glassware Disposal Procedures
4. Pathological Waste Management
4.3 Pathological Waste Disposal Procedures
4.4 Pathological Waste Contaminated with Radioactive
Material
4.5 Pathology Waste from a Radioactive Materials Area (RMA)
5. Medical/Biohazardous Waste Pickup
5.1 Medical/Biohazardous Waste Transportation, Treatment,
and Disposal
5.2 Medical Waste Pickup Schedule
6. Medical/Biohazardous Waste
Training and Inspections
6.1 Medical/Biohazardous Waste Training
6.2 Medical/Biohazardous Waste Inspections
7.1 Medical Waste Accumulation Log
8. Solid Medical Waste Disposal
Procedures Chart
9. Biohazardous Waste Disposal at
JGI
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