SIPCEP

Question 1

What is black waste stream and what goes in it?

Answer 1

Domestic waste
Trivial risk

Paper towels
Packaging

Question 2

Orange waste stream

Answer 2

Clinical waste
Low-risk

Items classed as infectious waste that can be made safe prior to disposal.

PPE - gloves, mask apron
Dressing wipes
Rubber dam
(cleaned up blood spillages)

Question 3

Yellow waste stream

Answer 3

High-risk/ ethical

Yellow bin with…
Orange lid - sharps, syringes
Blue lid - pharmaceutical products still containing medicines - vials, syringes containing medicines

Question 4

Red waste stream

Answer 4

white box with red top

Amalgam waste
Extracted tooth (+ ones containing amalgam)

Question 5

What chemicals do you use to clean blood spillages and how long do you leave them for?

Answer 5

Sodium hypochlorite - 10000 ppm
Dichloroisocyanurate

3-5mins OR manufacturer’s guidelines

Question 6

What are the 9 SIPCEP’s?

Answer 6

Hand hygiene
Respiratory and cough hygiene
PPE
Safe disposal of waste and sharps
Occupational exposure and safety

Safe management of:
Equipment
Environment
Blood and bodily fluids
Linen