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State and Federal regulations for occupational exposure to foodborne pathogens cover the <br /> discarding and containment of contaminated sharps and oth r regulated waste."Regulated <br /> waste'is defined as: <br /> A. Liquid or semi-liquid blood or other potentially infecti us material OPIM; <br /> B. Contaminated items that contain liquid or semi-liquid lood or OPIM and are capable of <br /> releasing these materials when handled or compressed <br /> C. Contaminated sharps <br /> D. Pathological and microbiological waste containing bl or OPIM. <br /> E. "Medical Waste"as defined in sections 117600 thro 118360 of California Health and <br /> Safety Code. Medical Waste can be either of the folio ing: <br /> 1. Sharps Waste-any object used or encountered in a office that can be reasonably <br /> anticipated to penetrate the skin or any other part o the body and result in an exposure <br /> incident including but not limited to: <br /> a) Hypodermic needles, hypodermic needles ith syringes,blades and needles with <br /> attached tubing,syringes contaminated wi biohazardous waste,acupuncture <br /> needles and root canal files. <br /> b) Broken glass items,such as Pasteur pipette and blood vials which are <br /> contaminated with biohazardous waste. <br /> 2. Biohazardous Waste: <br /> a) Laboratory waste including: <br /> i. Human or animal specimen culture from medical and pathological <br /> Laboratory. <br /> ii. Cultures and stocks of infectious a ents from research and industrial <br /> Laboratory. <br /> iii. Wastes from the production of bac eria, viruses or the uses of spores, <br /> discarded live and attenuated vacs' es,and culture dishes and devices <br /> used to transfer, inoculate and mix cultures. <br /> b) Human surgery specimens or tissues remo ed at surgery or autopsy, which are <br /> suspected by the attending physician and urgeon or dentist of being contaminated <br /> with infectious agents known to be contagious to humans. <br /> c) Animal parts,tissues, fluids or carcasses sispected by the attending veterinarian <br /> of being contaminated with infectious age is known to be contagious to humans. <br /> d) Waste,which at the point of transport fro the generator's site, at the point of <br /> disposal or thereafter,contains recognize le fluid blood,fluid blood products, <br /> containers,or equipment containing blo that is fluid or blood from animals <br /> known to be infected with diseases highly communicable to humans. <br /> C) Discarded materials contaminated with excretion,exudate,or secretions from <br /> humans isolated by the infection control staff,attending physician and surgeon, <br /> attending veterinarian,or the local health officer,to protect others from highly <br /> communicable diseases or isolated anima s known to be infected with diseases <br /> highly communicable to humans. <br /> 1 <br />