CLSI GP05

Clinical Laboratory Waste Management, 3rd Edition

Based on US regulations, this document provides guidance on the safe handling and disposal of chemical, infectious, radioactive, and multihazardous wastes generated in the clinical laboratory. Although this document is a valuable resource for a wider audience, it is intended for use primarily in the United States.

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Chairholder: Terry Jo Gile, MT(ASCP); MA Ed

Date of Publication: January 31, 2011

Order Code PDF: CLSI GP05A3E
ISBN Number: 1-56238-744-8

Order Code Print: print not available

Edition: Third

Pages: 84

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This archived document is no longer being reviewed through the CLSI Consensus Document Development Process. However, this document is technically valid as of January 2017. Because of its value to the laboratory community, it is being retained in CLSI’s library.

CLSI GP05 Abstract

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.