Health-care Waste
Introduction Health-care waste includes: sharps wastes Infectious waste Pathological waste Pharmaceutical waste, including genotoxic waste … Health-care – Sharps waste Sharps are items that could cause cuts or puncture wounds,…
Radiological Medical Practitioner
RMP: Radiological Medical Practitioner Introduction The International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources (BSS) establish specific responsibilities for health professionals related…
UK legislation relevant to the control of hazardous chemicals
Updated from UK standards of hazardous chemicals prevention General health and safety The minimum standards for health and safety are those outlined in numerous pieces of statutory legislation. These include…
Medical Wastes
General definition The term medical wastes includes all the waste generated within health-care facilities, research centres and laboratories related to medical procedures. In addition, it includes the same types of…
Radiation standards History
Updated from American (USA) radiation standards Introduction It was recognized soon after discovery of x-rays that exposure to large amounts of ionizing radiation can produce deleterious effects on the human…