BUMEDINST 6280.1, MANAGEMENT OF INFECTIOUS WASTE; ENCLOSURE 1 Flashcards
These items are generated in the health care setting but are non-infectious and require no additional treatment before disposal.
Non-RMW/Trash
What does RMW mean?
Regulated Medical Waste
This can be processed as general waste, using accepted methods of collection, storage, transport, and disposal. Examples include: Used personal hygiene products (e.g., diapers, facial tissues, and sanitary napkins. Absorbent materials containing very small amounts of blood or other body fluids.
Non-RMW/Trash
Any medical wastes originating from medical isolation rooms and/or sanitary napkins
originating from post partum suites or gynecological surgical wards are handled ______.
RMW
Liquid or semi-liquid blood or other potentially infectious
materials; contaminated items that would release blood or other potentially infectious materials in a liquid or semi-liquid state if compressed; items that are caked with dried blood or other
potentially infectious materials and are capable of releasing these materials during handling; contaminated sharps; and pathological and microbiological wastes containing blood or other potentially infectious wastes.
Regulated Waste
Nine groups of RMW, each with specific treatment and disposal criteria, are currently recognized: Cultures, Stocks, and Vaccines.
Group 1
Nine groups of RMW, each with specific treatment and disposal criteria, are currently recognized: Pathological Waste
Group 2
Nine groups of RMW, each with specific treatment and disposal criteria, are currently recognized: Blood and Blood Products
Group 3
Nine groups of RMW, each with specific treatment and disposal criteria, are currently recognized: Blood and blood Products
Group 4 & 7
Nine groups of RMW, each with specific treatment and disposal criteria, are currently recognized: Animal Waste (from animals exposed to infectious agents during
research, production of biologicals, or testing of pharmaceuticals).
Group 5
Nine groups of RMW, each with specific treatment and disposal criteria, are currently recognized: Isolation Wastes (including bedding from patients or animals from BioSafety Level 4 (BSL 4) agents).
Group 6
Nine groups of RMW, each with specific treatment and disposal criteria, are currently recognized: Other (including fluids that are designated by the local infection control authority).
Group 8
Nine groups of RMW, each with specific treatment and disposal criteria, are currently recognized: Chemotherapy Trace Wastes
Group 9
Separate RMW from other waste at its ___________.
point of origin.
RMW shall be placed in containers, bags, or sharps containers (as appropriate for the waste) that are
either labeled with the universal biohazard symbol and the word _____________.
“BIOHAZARD” or red in color.
