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unused .Sharpy The following unused. discarded sharps: hypodermic needles. <br /> suture needles. syringes. and scalpel blades. <br /> The tollotrin,r terms address the rrtanauenzent of medical tcastes. Thev nzav differ fronsfederal definitions <br /> used for solid or ha,.ardoars �raste. <br /> Biologicals Preparations made from living organisms and their products, <br /> including vaccines. cultures, etc. intended for use in diagnosing, <br /> immunizing,or treating humans or animals,or in related research. <br /> Blood Products Any product derived from human blood,including but not limited <br /> to blood plasma, platelets, red or white blood corpuscles. and <br /> other derived licensed products, such as interferon. <br /> Body Fluids Liquid emanating or derived from humans and limited to blood; <br /> cerebrospinal, synovial, pleural, peritoneal, acad pericardial flu- <br /> ids; and semen and vaginal secretions. <br /> Central Collection Point A location where a generator consolidates regulated medical <br /> waste brought together from original generation points prior to its <br /> transport off-site or its treatment on-site. <br /> Container Any portable device in which a material is stored, transported, <br /> disposed of, or otherwise handled. The term container, when <br /> describing the packaging requirements, does not include items <br /> that are regulated medical waste. <br /> Decontamination The process of reducing or eliminating the presence of harmful <br /> substances, such as infectious agents, so as to reduce the likeli- <br /> hood of disease transmission from those substances. <br /> Destination Facility The disposal facility, the incineration facility, or the facility that <br /> both treats and destroys regulated medical waste to which medical <br /> wastes are shipped. <br /> Destroyed Regulated Medical Regulated medical waste that has been ruined, torn apart, or <br /> Waste mutilated through processes such as thermal treatment, melting, <br /> shredding, grinding, tearing, or breaking, so that it is no longer <br /> Cr <br /> enerally recognizable as medical waste, but has not vet been <br /> treated. It does not mean compacted regulated medical waste. <br /> Destruction Facility A facility that destroys regulated medical waste by ruining or <br /> mutilating it. or by tearing it apart. <br /> B--i Glossarv—Medical Waste Manasement Plan <br />