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Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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Antiretroviral Drug Use Guidelines for HIV-Infected Adults and
Adolescents |
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Antiretroviral Drug Use Guidelines for Pregnant
HIV-1-Infected Women |
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Bloodborne Pathogens Worker Protection site |
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Emergency Needlestick Information |
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National Clinicians' Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline |
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West
Virginia Needlestick Injury Prevention
Program |
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Infectious Medical Waste Information
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Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings |
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Management of Patients with Suspected Viral
Hemorrhagic Fever |
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National Center for Infectious Diseases |
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Viral
Hepatitis |
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Division of
Healthcare Quality Promotion |
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Bloodborne Pathogens |
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Clostridium difficile infections |
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Hepatitis B |
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Hepatitis C |
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HIV |
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Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) |
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Viral Hemorrhagic Fever |
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) |
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Bloodborne
Infectious Diseases - A great information
resource |
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Guidelines for Protecting the Health and Safety of
Health Care Workers |
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Safer Medical Devices Implementation in Health
Care Facilities: Sharing Lessons Learned |
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Selecting, Evaluating, and Using Sharps Disposal
Containers
- Contains proper installation guidelines |
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Office of Health and Safety |
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Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories Booklet, 4th
ed. |
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Workbook for Designing,
Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program
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Healthcare Environmental Resource
Center - by Hospitals for a Healthy Environment |
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10
Steps to Regulated Medical Waste Reduction |
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Guide to JCAHO
Environment of Care Standard 3.10.3 |
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Managing Pharmaceutical Waste: A 10-Step Blueprint for Health Care
Facilities in the United States |
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Regulated
Medical Waste Overview |
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Infection Control Today
Magazine Online |
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Comparison of Commonly Used Surface Disinfectants |
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National Education
Association - Health Information Network |
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The Red
Book. Exposure to Blood on the Job: What School employees
Need to Know |
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Safety Institute -
by Premier, Inc. |
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Environmental safety resources |
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Sharps
safety resources |
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STAATT
Technical Assistance Manual - State Regulatory Oversight of Medical Waste
Treatment Technologies |
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Sustainable Hospitals - Technical support
for providing products and practices that reduce occupational and
environmental hazards. |
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U.
S. Department of Labor (DOL) |
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Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) |
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Bloodborne Pathogen Standard |
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Bloodborne Pathogen & Needlestick Information Resources |
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Hospital eTool
- Training on hazards found in hospitals |
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Nursing Home eCAT
- Training on hazards found in nursing homes |
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Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens; Needlestick and
Other Sharps Injuries; Final Rule |
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Standard Interpretations -
Main page |
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Standard Interpretations on Disinfection of
Contaminated Carpet |
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Standard Interpretation on Regulated Waste Items |
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Standard Interpretation on Re-use of Blood Tube
Holders |
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U.
S. Department of Transportation (DOT) |
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Federal Motor Carrier
Administration |
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Security Information |
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Office of
Hazardous Material Safety |
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Hazmat Rules and Regulations |
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Hazmat Regulations and
Interpretations - (CFR search) |
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Hazmat Training
Information |
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Hazmat Employee Training Requirements - (CFR citation) |
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U.
S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) |
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Procedures for Disposal of Controlled
Substances (html) |
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Procedures for Disposal of Controlled
Substances (pdf) |
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U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) |
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Hazardous
Waste Classification Flowchart |
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How To Throw Out Used Insulin Syringes and Lancets At Home
(for children) |
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Medical Waste Reference Documents
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Memorandum of Understanding between US EPA and
American Hospital Association
Addresses
mercury elimination and waste reduction
issues. |
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Mercury In Medical Facilities |
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Office of Solid Waste - Medical Waste Site |
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Registered
Antimicrobial Chemical / Registration Number Indexes |
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Registered Antimicrobial Products for Medical
Waste Treatment
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Registered Antimicrobial Products Effective Against Mycobacterium sp.,
HIV, & HbV |
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Registered Antimicrobial Products Effective
Against Mycobacterium spp.
WV healthcare facilities
must have a product from this list, or the list above, in their spill kit. |
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Registered
Antimicrobial Products Search - provides copy of approval
letter and product label. |
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Rule and Implementation Information for
Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators |
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U.
S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
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Reuse of Single-Use
Devices |
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Single-Use Devices
Known To Be Reprocessed |
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West Virginia Sites |
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State of West Virginia |
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West
Virginia Secretary of State
(Click
here for directions on
how to download our Rule) |
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West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
(DHHR) |
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Bureau for
Public Health |
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Office of Environmental
Health Services |
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Public Health Sanitation
Division |
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Office of
Health Facility Licensure and Certification |
