Session 6

Question 1

What is decontamination

Answer 1

A process of combination of processes such as cleaning disinfecting and sterilising that removes or destroys contaminants so the infectious agents cannot cause infection

Question 2

What waste type does black and white stripes colour code correlate to

Answer 2

Offensive waste
Non-infectious soil dressings, swabs, vomit bowls, PPE

Question 3

What waist type does the orange colour code correlate to?

Answer 3

Known or reliably believed infectious
COVID-19, soil dressings swabs, vomit bowls, PPE

Question 4

What waste type does the yellow colour code correlate to

Answer 4

Infectious healthcare/sharps
Needles, sharps contaminated with pharmaceuticals

Question 5

What waste type does the purple colour code correlate to?

Answer 5

Cytotoxic cytostatic waste
Any waste contaminated with cytotoxic/cytostatic medications

Question 6

What waste type does the red colour code correlate to?

Answer 6

Anatomical waste
Recognisable human tissue

Question 7

What waist type does the blue colour code correlates to?

Answer 7

Medicinal waste
Time expired, surplus medicines and pharmaceuticals, including bottles

Question 8

What waist type does the black colour code correlate to?

Answer 8

Domestic waste
Non-recyclable items

Question 9

What waist type does the white colour code correlate to?

Answer 9

Recyclable waste
Cardboard outer packaging and other recyclable items

Question 10

What waist type does the blue and white colour code correlate to?

Answer 10

Confidential waste
Identifiable patient data