The Complete Guide to Medical Waste Management: From Generation to Final Disposal What You Need To Know
Introduction to the Medical Waste Cycle: Understanding the Process Medical waste management is one of the most important yet least practiced areas in healthcare. From its point of generation to final disposal, medical waste follows an elaborate, guided path created to shield healthcare workers, patients, and the public from possible exposure to infectious materials, hazardous […]
Safe Medical Waste Disposal in Maryland: What You Need to Know
Safe Medical Waste Disposal in Maryland: What You Need to Know Every day, hospitals, clinics, dental offices, and even home healthcare providers deal with medical waste—things like sharps, infectious materials, and leftover medications. If not disposed of properly, these can contaminate water, endanger sanitation workers, and pose serious health risks. In fact, did you know […]
Choosing a Sharps Needle Waste Management Partner in Virginia: What You Need To Know
The Importance of Safe Sharps Disposal In Virginia A sharps disposal program that is well implemented is essential to keeping a safe, healthy work environment in any healthcare setting. Stick disposal and management of needles, syringes, and sharps (not just in your facility but to patients and the community from needle stick injuries and diseases […]
Guide to Medical Waste Segregation in Long-Term Care Health Care Facility’s: What You Need To Know
Introduction: Why Waste Segregation Matters in Long-Term Care Waste management is complicated for long-term care facilities and nursing homes. These healthcare environments produce multiple kinds of waste daily while caring for their residents in an essential way. Proper segregation is more than just a regulatory requirement. In fact, it is essential for resident safety, staff […]
How to Manage And Prepare Your Healthcare Facility for Biomedical Waste Disposal: What You Need To Know
How to Manage And Prepare Your Healthcare Facility for Biomedical Waste Disposal Biomedical waste, which includes used needles, contaminated dressings, and pathological waste, is an unavoidable byproduct of healthcare services. However, improper waste segregation, lack of staff training, storage issues, and inadequate waste disposal infrastructure can lead to serious health risks such as infections, injuries, […]
A Complete Guide To Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal And Containers
Throwing pharmaceutical waste, such as hazardous drugs, sharps, controlled substances, and expired medications, in the regular trash or flushing it down the drain may seem harmless, but the consequences can be severe. They can end up in the water lines, contaminating the drinking water or posing serious health risks to healthcare workers, waste handlers, and […]
Sharps Needle Management and Handling in Healthcare Facilities: How to Prevent Injuries & Infections
Let’s Work Together To Prevent Injuries & Infections From Sharps Needle Sticks Improper handling and disposal of sharps needles can lead to serious injuries and infections. In fact, approximately 385,000 sharps-related injuries in the U.S. occur each year among doctors, nurses, lab technicians, cleaning staff, and waste handlers. That happens mostly due to mismanagement of […]
Why Choose Secure Waste For Your Medical Waste Disposal?
Why choose Secure Waste for your Medical Waste Disposal? That’s easy. Addressing the management and transportation of medical waste is vital in the healthcare sector, as it directly influences public health and environmental safety. Medical waste encompasses a variety of materials, including infectious substances, sharps, pathological waste, and pharmaceuticals. When not handled correctly, these materials […]
What Is The One Document Everyone Needs To Shred?
What is the one set of documents everyone should be shredding? Secure Waste has the answer. But first, let’s get up to speed on what document shredding is. Understanding Document Shredding: Document shredding is an essential process involving destroying paper documents using a device. Whether at home, in the office, or through mobile shredding services, shredding […]
Who Are These OSHA People? Secure Waste Explains
Who Are These OSHA Folks Anyhow? The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a key agency within the U.S. Department of Labor, focused on ensuring workplace safety and health standards for workers nationwide. OSHA enforces safety regulations and conducts inspections to promote secure job environments. Founded on the belief that every worker deserves a […]
