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Also I would check with your local and state health departments regarding
autoclaving.  They may require a permit and/or specific testing requirements
prior to disposal.  Sharps depend on your area.  Some allow sharps in the
regular landfill, others do not.

Matt

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 1:22 PM, Patricia Peifer <
Patricia.Peifer**At_Symbol_Here**westpharma.com> wrote:

> I currently work at a company which occasionally gets involved in testing
> on drug products which are derived from human blood.  We give all our lab
> employees Bloodborne Pathogen training and offer the the Hep B vaccination
> and essentially try to follow all the requirements of the BBP Standard.
> These drug products have been tested and are certified to be pathogen-free,
> but of course, there is always to remote possibility that they may not be,
> so our employees are to use the Universal Precautions when working with
> these blood-derived drugs.
>
> I have been using Stericycle to get rid of our waste which consists of
> sharps and contaminated gowns, gloves, kim wipes, etc.   I could not find
> anyone who would take leftover drug product for disposal, but a reliable
> source told me to add 10% bleach to it, let stand for 30 minutes, then
> dispose of down the drain.
>
> Here's what I'm wondering...   We are definately a small-scale generator of
> this type of waste ( the sharps and contaminated gowns, gloves, kim wipes,
> etc.)  The Stericycle service is expensive and inconvenient.  Is anyone
> else autoclaving this type of waste (apparently the red bags and red sharps
> containers are autoclavable) then placing the autoclaved waste into a
> regular trash bag and disposing in the regular trash, or for sharps,
> labeling for disposal as non-hazardous sharps after autoclaving?
>
> Thanks for any advice anyone can offer.
>
> Pat Peifer
> Project Manager, Safety & Training
> West Pharmaceutical Services
> 101 Gordon Drive
> Lionville, PA  19341
> Phone:(610) 594-3278
> Fax: (610) 594-3005
>

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Also I would check with your local and state health departments regard
ing autoclaving. =A0They may require a permit and/or specific testing requi
rements prior to disposal. =A0Sharps depend on your area. =A0Some allow sha
rps in the regular landfill, others do not.


Matt


On Tue, Aug 
25, 2009 at 1:22 PM, Patricia Peifer <Patricia.Peifer**At_Symbol_Here**westpharma.com> wrote:


I currently work at a company which occasio
nally gets involved in testing

on drug products which are derived from human blood. =A0We give all our lab


employees Bloodborne Pathogen training and offer the the Hep B vaccination<
br>
and essentially try to follow all the requirements of the BBP Standard.

These drug products have been tested and are certified to be pathogen-free,


but of course, there is always to remote possibility that they may not be,<
br>
so our employees are to use the Universal Precautions when working with

these blood-derived drugs.


I have been using Stericycle to get rid of our waste which consists of

sharps and contaminated gowns, gloves, kim wipes, etc. =A0 I could not find


anyone who would take leftover drug product for disposal, but a reliable

source told me to add 10% bleach to it, let stand for 30 minutes, then

dispose of down the drain.


Here's what I'm wondering... =A0 We are definately a small-scale ge
nerator of

this type of waste ( the sharps and contaminated gowns, gloves, kim wipes,<
br>
etc.) =A0The Stericycle service is expensive and inconvenient. =A0Is anyone


else autoclaving this type of waste (apparently the red bags and red sharps


containers are autoclavable) then placing the autoclaved waste into a

regular trash bag and disposing in the regular trash, or for sharps,

labeling for disposal as non-hazardous sharps after autoclaving?


Thanks for any advice anyone can offer.


Pat Peifer

Project Manager, Safety & Training

West Pharmaceutical Services

101 Gordon Drive

Lionville, PA =A019341

Phone:(610) 594-3278

Fax: (610) 594-3005




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