Infectious and Medical Waste Management

Book excerpt: Cover -- Half title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Contents -- SECTION I: INTRODUCTION -- 1. The Search for a Successful Waste Management Strategy -- 2. Regulations and Standards for Infectious and Medical Waste Management -- SECTION II: INFECTIOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT -- 3. Identification of Infectious Waste -- 4. Handling, Storage, and Transport of Infectious Waste -- 5. Treatment Considerations and Options -- 6. Steam Sterilization of Infectious Waste -- 7. Incineration of Infectious Waste -- 8. Other Treatment Technologies -- 9. Disposal of Treated Waste -- 10. Minimizing Infectious Waste -- SECTION Ill: MANAGEMENT OF OTHER MEDICAL WASTE -- 11. Antineoplastic Drugs and Other Chemical Wastes -- 12. Managing Low-Level Radioactive Waste -- 13. Wastes with Multiple Hazards -- SECTION IV: KEEPING YOUR SYSTEM GOING -- 14. Occupational Safety for Waste Management -- 15. Preparing for Hazardous Material Emergencies -- 16. Training Staff and Waste Handlers -- 17. Completing the Process: Essential Components of Effective Waste Management -- APPENDICES -- Appendix A: A Guide to the Medical Waste Tracking Regulations -- Appendix B: U.S. EPA and State Hazardous Waste Contacts -- Appendix C: Infectious Waste Management Audit -- Index