Safety Report: Covid-19 OSHA Complaint, Southern IL University - Edwardsville, 35 Circle Dr., EDWARDSVILLE, IL, 62025, USA
3 years ago
Regulatory Report
35 Circle Drive, Edwardsville, 62026 Illinois, United States
Potentially contaminated materials used during SARS-CoV-2 testing done through Shield IL program are being disposed of in regular trash cans with black bags in BLDG "SSC" room 0200. Reference: U.S. CDC notice 11/18/2020: Lab Advisory: Waste Management Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 Point-of-Care Testing. When disposing of waste generated from SARS-CoV-2 point-of-care testing, laboratories and testing sites should treat all waste from suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patient specimens and kit components as biohazardous waste.Alleged Hazards: 1, Employees Exposed: 5
Source: Osha.gov | Receipt Date: 2021-09-20
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