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11. Safety Regulations <br /> A. Disposal of Wastes <br /> 1. Urine samples can be poured down the sink or into the toilet. <br /> The sink should be rinsed thoroughly after each use and <br /> cleanned at the end of the day. Urine collecting cups <br /> are disposed of into the trash containers. <br /> 2. Wastes generated by examinations and used products are not <br /> considered "infectious" wastes and are simply bagged and <br /> put in the trash containers. <br /> 3. All used needles are separated from their syringes and deposited <br /> in a Destruckip Hypodermic Safety Devise. When full , this con- <br /> tainer shall be empteed into a metal can which is tightly lidded. <br /> The metal cans are disposed of by putting them in red "infectious <br /> wastes" bags which are tied and labled and set aside for a special <br /> pick up from Stockton Scavenger Co. <br /> 4. Lancets and capillary hematocrit tubes are deposited in a metal <br /> can which is lidded and marked "infectious wastes" and disposed <br /> of as above. <br /> 5. ,. Scalpels used in culturing herpes virus shall be autocloved prior <br /> to disposal . After autoclauing, they are stored in lidded metal <br /> containers and disposed of as above. <br />