CLSI GP05
Clinical Laboratory Waste Management
This essential document provides clear, US-regulated guidelines for safely handling and disposing of chemical, infectious, radioactive, and multihazardous wastes in clinical laboratories. Perfect for ensuring compliance and safety, it's a must-have resource, especially for US-based labs.
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{{FormatPrice(nonMemberPrice)}} List PriceClinical and Laboratory Standards Institute document GP05-A3—Clinical Laboratory Waste Management; Approved Guideline—Third Edition was written for use by laboratory managers and is intended to provide approaches to controlling laboratory-generated hazardous and nonhazardous waste. A brief summary of the relevant US federal regulations and laws is included. The types of waste addressed include chemical, infectious, radioactive, sharps, multihazardous, and nonhazardous. In this edition, emphasis is placed on methods for avoiding waste generation (source reduction), and reducing the volume and toxicity of unavoidable wastes (waste minimization). Options for handling, packaging, labeling, storing, recycling, transporting, treating, and disposing of each type of waste are also described. Although this document will serve as a useful resource for a wider audience, it is based on US regulations and is intended for use primarily in the United States.
This guideline is intended to provide information to clinical laboratories about the safe handling and disposal of hazardous wastes. It provides a brief summary of the relevant US federal regulations and laws related to laboratory waste management including chemical, infectious, radioactive, sharps, multihazardous, and nonhazardous waste. It further emphasizes methods for avoiding waste generation (source reduction) and reducing the volume and toxicity of unavoidable wastes (waste minimization); and provides options for handling, packaging, labeling, storing, recycling, transporting, treating, and disposing of each type of waste. The use of this guideline is not a substitute for awareness of current local, state, and federal regulations. The guideline itself should not be construed as a regulation. Despite the many similarities of clinical laboratories to one another, differences do exist; no single laboratory waste management program is appropriate for all facilities. This guideline should, however, provide a basis for the comprehensive waste management program in the user’s laboratory. Although GP05-A3 may serve as a useful resource for a wider audience, it is based on US regulations and is intended for use primarily in the United States.
This document is available in electronic format only.
This archived document is no longer being reviewed through the CLSI Consensus Document Development Process. However, this document is technically valid and because of its value to the laboratory community, it is being retained in CLSI’s library.
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Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute document GP05-A3—Clinical Laboratory Waste Management; Approved Guideline—Third Edition was written for use by laboratory managers and is intended to provide approaches to controlling laboratory-generated hazardous and nonhazardous waste. A brief summary of the relevant US federal regulations and laws is included. The types of waste addressed include chemical, infectious, radioactive, sharps, multihazardous, and nonhazardous. In this edition, emphasis is placed on methods for avoiding waste generation (source reduction), and reducing the volume and toxicity of unavoidable wastes (waste minimization). Options for handling, packaging, labeling, storing, recycling, transporting, treating, and disposing of each type of waste are also described. Although this document will serve as a useful resource for a wider audience, it is based on US regulations and is intended for use primarily in the United States.
This guideline is intended to provide information to clinical laboratories about the safe handling and disposal of hazardous wastes. It provides a brief summary of the relevant US federal regulations and laws related to laboratory waste management including chemical, infectious, radioactive, sharps, multihazardous, and nonhazardous waste. It further emphasizes methods for avoiding waste generation (source reduction) and reducing the volume and toxicity of unavoidable wastes (waste minimization); and provides options for handling, packaging, labeling, storing, recycling, transporting, treating, and disposing of each type of waste. The use of this guideline is not a substitute for awareness of current local, state, and federal regulations. The guideline itself should not be construed as a regulation. Despite the many similarities of clinical laboratories to one another, differences do exist; no single laboratory waste management program is appropriate for all facilities. This guideline should, however, provide a basis for the comprehensive waste management program in the user’s laboratory. Although GP05-A3 may serve as a useful resource for a wider audience, it is based on US regulations and is intended for use primarily in the United States.
This document is available in electronic format only.
This archived document is no longer being reviewed through the CLSI Consensus Document Development Process. However, this document is technically valid and because of its value to the laboratory community, it is being retained in CLSI’s library.