WHO’s new health-care waste management course aims to turn technical guidance into safer everyday practices, strengthening ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a free online course aimed at helping health facilities manage their waste ...
Beginning seven years ago when the Associated Press released a report that revealed trace amounts of pharmaceuticals were found in the drinking water used by at least 46 million Americans, hospitals ...
The primary author of the Blueprint is Charlotte Smith of GreatWorks, LLC. The 2022 edition of Blueprint is a subsequent version of the document that was published in 2006. The document describes its ...
The new EPA guide includes steps medical institutions can take to update their hazardous waste disposal plans. The Environmental Protection Agency has published a new guide to implementing hazardous ...
Earlier this year, the Environment Protection Agency (“EPA”) adopted a final rule imposing new standards for the management of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals (“HWPs”)[1] that goes into effect on ...
ASCs strive to offer a quality of care and operate at a level of excellence that at least meets the standards set by hospitals, and ASCs are often successful are exceeding these standards. But one ...
Many industries generate hazardous waste. If you belong in one of these fields, you must train your workers in handling such wastes to ensure their safety and protect the environment. Different ...