http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/07/the-urine-container-disposal-conundrum/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:19:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/07/the-urine-container-disposal-conundrum/comment-page-1/#comment-354 Peggy Kressin Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:07:48 +0000 http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/?p=5130#comment-354 We have purchased opaque black labels that we place over the patient name on the cup prior to disposing of in the regular waste can. These cannot be removed. We have purchased opaque black labels that we place over the patient name on the cup prior to disposing of in the regular waste can. These cannot be removed.

]]> http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/2009/07/the-urine-container-disposal-conundrum/comment-page-1/#comment-341 Trish Monahan Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:47:02 +0000 http://blogs.hcpro.com/osha/?p=5130#comment-341 We consider plastic urinals as contaminated waste requiring red bag disposal. 1) there may be microscopic blood not visible to the naked eye and 2) OSHA also refers to OPIM (other potentially infectious material). We consider that any wet/ or used to be wet bodily fluids as OPIM. We consider plastic urinals as contaminated waste requiring red bag disposal. 1) there may be microscopic blood not visible to the naked eye and 2) OSHA also refers to OPIM (other potentially infectious material). We consider that any wet/ or used to be wet bodily fluids as OPIM.

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