Disposable PPE: Contaminated, disposable PPE should be disposed of through biomedical waste stream. In this instance, contaminated means: Has come in direct contact with the POTENTIAL and REPRODUCTIVE hazard • medication during preparation, administration and handling. Is grossly soiled with blood or body fluid from patients receiving a POTENTIAL and • REPRODUCTIVE hazard medication to the point of dripping; or when compressed it releases liquid. If disposable PPE has not been contaminated with either POTENTIAL & REPRODUCTIVE hazard medication or blood and body fluids (including human waste) from patients receiving POTENTIAL & REPRODUCTIVE hazard medication, then it can disposed of through the General Waste stream. Reusable PPE: Reusable PPE is to be laundered following the soiled linen practices at your site. Reusable PPE that has become contaminated with a POTENTIAL & REPRODUCTIVE hazard medication (e.g. part of a spill or used to contain a spill) or has become contaminated with blood or body fluid (including human waste) from a patient should be disposed of through the biomedical waste stream. For more information about waste management please visit CompassionNET at: For more information about specific Hazardous Medication disposal procedures, please refer to the AHS/Covenant Health Hazardous Medication PPE Guide on CompassionNET: How are patient care units and other care locations to access the red/cytotoxic waste containers required for waste? AHS LES Waste Management are working with CPSM on a Provincial level to have the red waste containers added to central inventories. No timeline identified. Broad Covenant Health communication will be delivered when it is confirmed that containers have been added to inventories. Currently, some of these are available through iProcurement. Where access to CPSM Central Inventory is not available, direct purchase from the vendor is required. Please see below: Spills What are the contents of a spill kit?
Disposable PPE: Contaminated, disposable PPE should be disposed of through biomedical waste stream. In this instance, contaminated means: • Has come in direct contact with the POTENTIAL and REPRODUCTIVE hazard medication during preparation, administration and handling. • Is grossly soiled with blood or body fluid from patients receiving a POTENTIAL and REPRODUCTIVE hazard medication to the point of dripping; or when compressed it releases liquid. If disposable PPE has not been contaminated with either POTENTIAL & REPRODUCTIVE hazard medication or blood and body fluids (including human waste) from patients receiving POTENTIAL & REPRODUCTIVE hazard medication, then it can disposed of through the General Waste stream. Reusable PPE: Reusable PPE is to be laundered following the soiled linen practices at your site. Reusable PPE that has become contaminated with a POTENTIAL & REPRODUCTIVE hazard medication (e.g. part of a spill or used to contain a spill) or has become contaminated with blood or body fluid (including human waste) from a patient should be disposed of through the biomedical waste stream. For more information about waste management please visit CompassionNET at: For more information about specific Hazardous Medication disposal procedures, please refer to the AHS/Covenant Health Hazardous Medication PPE Guide on CompassionNET: How are patient care units and other care locations to access the red/cytotoxic waste containers required for waste? AHS LES Waste Management are working with CPSM on a Provincial level to have the red waste containers added to central inventories. No timeline identified. Broad Covenant Health communication will be delivered when it is confirmed that containers have been added to inventories. Currently, some of these are available through iProcurement. Where access to CPSM Central Inventory is not available, direct purchase from the vendor is required. Please see below: Spills What are the contents of a spill kit?
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