Biohazard Waste Bags Definition and Guidance | Steroplast Healthcare

Biohazard waste bags are important for making sure that potentially dangerous waste material is disposed of properly and doesn’t end up hurting people, animals, or the environment.
So, what is a biohazard bag? In this video, we’ll offer a biohazard bag medical definition, and clarify what a biohazard bag should be used for.
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Biohazard Waste Bags: Definition and Guidance
Commercial Businesses in the UK have a ‘duty of care’ to dispose of waste responsibly in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Failure to do so could result in prosecution.
So what should a biohazard bag be used for, and where?
Biohazard Bag Definition:
A bag used to dispose of biohazardous waste material that is potentially infectious or could be a threat to people’s health.
Biohazardous waste is any biological waste that has the potential to harm someone if they come into contact with it through disease or infection.
Examples of biohazardous waste:
Body fluids, cultures and lab waste, used vaccine vials, animal waste. used, contaminated PPE, used needles, blood transfusion bags.
Who produces biohazardous waste?
Not only do hospitals and veterinary clinics produce biohazardous waste. It can also be produced anywhere humans can be found, such as...
Opticians, podiatrists, residential homes and care homes, labs and research facilities, doctors’ surgeries, schools, pharmacies, tattooists and body-piercing salons.
In addition to these, restaurants, shopping centres, bars, daycare centres, airports, and waste management facilities are likely to face a biohazard from time to time.
Speak to us at Steroplast to equip your business with a biohazard spill kit and find out about other health and safety provisions like first aid kits and public access trauma kits.