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  2. Proper household hazardous waste disposal a year-round ...

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    The nearest facility for household hazardous waste disposal is: Environmental Enterprises, located at 1249 Essex Ave., Columbus. Fees will be charged. For prices, they can be reached at 614-294 ...

  3. Infection prevention and control - Wikipedia

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    Components of PPE include gloves, gowns, bonnets, shoe covers, face shields, CPR masks, goggles, surgical masks, and respirators. How many components are used and how the components are used is often determined by regulations or the infection control protocol of the facility in question, which in turn are derived from knowledge of the mechanism ...

  4. Biomedical waste - Wikipedia

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    New regulations affect the distribution of medical waste by medical professionals into their proper receptacles. In India, though there are a number of different disposal methods, the situation is desultory and most are harmful rather than helpful. If body fluids are present, the material needs to be incinerated or put into an autoclave ...

  5. Universal precautions - Wikipedia

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    Universal precautions are an infection control practice. Under universal precautions all patients were considered to be possible carriers of blood-borne pathogens. The guideline recommended wearing gloves when collecting or handling blood and body fluids contaminated with blood, wearing face shields when there was danger of blood splashing on mucous membranes ,and disposing of all needles and ...

  6. Disposable masks can take up to 450 years to decompose ... - AOL

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    That’s three-quarters of 129 billion masks that end up in the trash monthly — or 3.4 billion daily — according to one frequently cited estimate of global mask use, and that’s on top of all ...

  7. Blood-borne disease - Wikipedia

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    Dispose of gloves properly and change gloves when providing care to a new patient. Use needles with safety devices to help prevent needlestick injury and exposure to blood-borne pathogens. [ citation needed ] It is also recommended healthcare workers who come often in contact with contaminated material should get the HBV vaccine. [ 4 ]

  8. Usage of personal protective equipment - Wikipedia

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    A gas mask is worn over the face to protect the wearer from inhaling "airborne pollutants" and toxic gases. The mask forms a sealed cover over the nose and mouth, but may also cover the eyes and other vulnerable soft tissues of the face. Airborne toxic materials may be gaseous or particulate. Many gas masks include protection from both types.

  9. GHS precautionary statements - Wikipedia

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    P280: Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection. P281: Use personal protective equipment as required. P282: Wear cold insulating gloves and either face shield or eye protection. P283: Wear fire resistant or flame retardant clothing. P284: Wear respiratory protection.