"Item Id","Item URI","Dublin Core:Title","Dublin Core:Subject","Dublin Core:Description","Dublin Core:Creator","Dublin Core:Source","Dublin Core:Publisher","Dublin Core:Date","Dublin Core:Contributor","Dublin Core:Rights","Dublin Core:Relation","Dublin Core:Format","Dublin Core:Language","Dublin Core:Type","Dublin Core:Identifier","Dublin Core:Coverage","Item Type Metadata:Bibliography","Item Type Metadata:Biographical Text","Item Type Metadata:Occupation","Item Type Metadata:Death Date","Item Type Metadata:Birthplace","Item Type Metadata:Text","Item Type Metadata:Player","Item Type Metadata:Access","Item Type Metadata:Alternate URL","Item Type Metadata:Citation","Item Type Metadata:Accessibility","Item Type Metadata:Abstract","Item Type Metadata:Read Online","Item Type Metadata:Additional Exercise","Item Type Metadata:Email Body","Item Type Metadata:Interviewer","Item Type Metadata:Interviewee","Item Type Metadata:Location","Item Type Metadata:Transcription","Item Type Metadata:Local URL","Item Type Metadata:Original Format","Item Type Metadata:Physical Dimensions","Item Type Metadata:Duration","Item Type Metadata:Compression","Item Type Metadata:Producer","Item Type Metadata:Director","Item Type Metadata:Bit Rate/Frequency","Item Type Metadata:Time Summary","Item Type Metadata:Birth Date","Item Type Metadata:Subject Line","Item Type Metadata:From","Item Type Metadata:To","Item Type Metadata:CC","Item Type Metadata:BCC","Item Type Metadata:Number of Attachments","Item Type Metadata:Standards","Item Type Metadata:Objectives","Item Type Metadata:Materials","Item Type Metadata:Lesson Plan Text","Item Type Metadata:URL","Item Type Metadata:Event Type","Item Type Metadata:Participants","PDF Text:Text",tags,file,itemType,collection,public,featured
1802,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/1802,"EMS Ambulance Operations High Consequence Infectious Disease Waste Management","Emergency Medical Services","PURPOSE: This Model Guidance outlines the procedure for management of waste resulting from transport and care of a patient suspected or confirmed to have a high consequence infectious disease.
SCOPE: This Model Guidance applies to all EMS personnel involved in the transport and management of a patient suspected or confirmed to have a high consequence infectious disease.
This is from the series of Model Guidance documents. Find all the resources in the series below.
- EMS Ambulance Cleaning and Disinfection
- EMS Ambulance Modification Procedure
- EMS Ambulance Operations High Consequence Infectious Disease Waste Management
- EMS Biohazard Spill
- EMS PPE Breach: High Consequence Infectious Disease Patient Transport
- EMS Provider Down Procedure
- Model PPE Donning and Doffing Procedure for Confirmed or Suspected VHF Case with Active Bleeding, Vomiting, or Diarrhea
- Model PPE Donning and Doffing Procedure for Suspected VHF Case without Active Bleeding, Vomiting, or Diarrhea
",NETEC,,,2024-02-05,,,,,,,"Emergency Medical Services",2026-02-05,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"EMS,Guidance Document,High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID),R-EMS,Standard Operating Procedure (SOP),Waste,Waste Management",https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/b74f66c4123a196e2884bd6e0a856ef6.pdf,Guide,Develop,1,0
1776,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/1776," Medical Waste ","Waste Management","Medical waste is a subset of wastes generated at health care facilities, such as hospitals, physicians' offices, dental practices, blood banks, and veterinary hospitals/clinics, as well as medical research facilities and laboratories. Generally, medical waste is healthcare waste that that may be contaminated by blood, body fluids or other potentially infectious materials and is often referred to as regulated medical waste. ",EPA,,,2023-05-03,,,"Y - D0.1WM/D0.2WM Qualtrics # 1104
",,,,,2025-05-03,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://www.epa.gov/rcra/medical-waste,,,,"R-WM,Waste,Waste Management",,Hyperlink,Discover,1,0
1557,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/1557,"Procedures for Safe Handling and Management of Ebola-Associated Waste","Waste Management","Who this if for: Hospital infection control, occupational health systems, and facility medical waste managers and personnel
What this is for: To provide detailed step by step procedures for use with the CDC guidance on Ebola-Associated Waste Management.
",CDC,,,2022-10-20,"2022-12-07 general asset review - IPC - marked needs review - checked CDC - page is updated
2024-03-27 Waste never returned – bump to next review",,"Y
Y - D0.1PI/D0.2PI Qualtrics # 123, original # 11
Y - D0.1IC/D0.2IC Qualtrics # 209, original # 4a
Y - D0.1WM/D0.2WM Qualtrics # 1106
",,,,,2024-08-10,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/clinicians/cleaning/handling-waste.html,,,,"Ebola,Infection Prevention and Control,Physical Infrastructure,R-WM,Standard Operating Procedure (SOP),Viral Hemorrhagic Fever,Waste,Waste Management",https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/c71b8bc8c516b6e42a01d9d22fda28db.png,Hyperlink,Develop,1,0
635,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/635,"Are you preparing suspected Ebola contaminated waste for transportation?","Waste Management","Ebola Contaminated Waste for Transportation Poster","United States Department of Transportation (DOT): Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)",,,2022-10-13,"2022-12-07 general asset review - IPC
2024-03-28 by J. Mundy – IPC review 2023 (Q2) skipped – bumping to 2024 (Q1)",,,,,,"Infection Prevention and Control",2024-09-10,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/transporting-infectious-substances/ebola-contaminated-waste-transportation-poster,,,,"Category A,Ebola,Infection Prevention and Control,R-IPC,Waste,Waste Management",https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/29a6370a36005cd3f6f5fea1f7197316.pdf,Guide,Develop,1,0
540,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/540,"Managing Solid Waste Contaminated with a Category A Infectious Substance","Waste Management","Key Points:
- This documents supersedes earlier versions from January 2017 and August 2019.
- This document does not create new requirements, nor does it remove the obligation to comply with all applicable federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial laws and regulations.
- See the Summary of Key Points and Significant Changes
This replaces: Domestic Resilience Group. (2017). Interim – Planning Guidance for the Handling of Solid Waste Contaminated with a Category A Infectious Substance. from 2017-01-19.
And a previous version from 2019-08.
What this is for: This Guidance is for safe handling of solid waste contaminated with a Category A infectious substance (henceforth, ""contaminated waste"") and the proper management of inactivated Category A waste materials in the United States.* An infectious substance meets Category A criteria if it is in a form capable of causing permanent disability or life-threatening or fatal disease in otherwise healthy humans or animals upon exposure to the substance.
Who this is for: Local emergency medical services (EMS); hospital or healthcare facility personnel; public health officials; environmental officials; individuals and organizations involved in healthcare waste management and solid waste management operations; and Federal, State (or, in some jurisdictions, tribal or territorial), or local officials who have to handle, transport, or dispose of waste from a person with a suspected or known exposure to a Category A infectious substance. NOTE: Parts of this guidance may not apply to every State or hospital, depending on individual State or hospital plans in place.
How to use: Use these recommendations to: 1)identify handling considerations for contaminated waste for your locality; 2) develop a contaminated waste protocol or evaluate an existing protocol; 3) guide protection of worker health and safety; and 4) support the development of Category A waste management and response plans for contaminated and inactivated waste materials. This guidance does not address wastewater streams or provide instruction on decontamination measures, nor does it remove the obligation to comply with all applicable Federal, State,and local laws and regulations.
*NOTE: Wastewater treatment is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency and State agencies and is outside the scope of this document. This document is also not intended to describe environmental cleaning and decontamination","U.S. Department of Transportation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Department of Labor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)",,"This document was approved for publication by the National Security Council (NSC)-led Homeland and Critical Infrastructure Resilience (HCIR) and Countering Biological Threats (CBT) Interagency Policy Committees on June 3, 2022.
",2022-06-10,"2022-01-19 by Beth Beam (Item 452)
2022-12-07 general asset review - IPC
2024-03-28 by J. Mundy – IPC review 2023 (Q2) skipped – bumping to 2024 (Q4)",,"Y
Y - D0.1IC/D0.2IC Qualtrics # 209, original # 4a (additional resources)",,,,"Infection Prevention and Control",2024-06-10,,,,,,,,,,"Domestic Resilience Group. (2022). Managing Solid Waste Contaminated with a Category A Infectious Substance.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"This guidance focuses on managing waste contaminated with the Category A infectious substances that affect humans.4 These substances are identified by the United Nations (UN) identification number 2814 under an international system for identifying hazardous materials. Appendix B – Infectious Agent Categorization provides a non-exhaustive list identifying, among other categorizations, common agents classified as UN 2814 Category A infectious substances affecting humans. Medical care of a person suspected of or confirmed as having a disease caused by a Category A pathogen (i.e., germ) typically generates used healthcare products or linens that are classified as Category A waste. While this document chiefly addresses Category A waste associated with hospital care of infectious patients, it also recognizes that infected people may contaminate their homes, vehicles in which they travel, and other environments before they are hospitalized. Category A waste may also come from laboratories that work with UN 2814 Category A pathogens, including when they intentionally cultivate certain pathogens (a process known as “culturing”) that are not considered Category A (i.e., UN 2814 infectious substances) in other forms (e.g., in body fluids or tissues of an infected person).5 Where appropriate, this document addresses these additional, non-healthcare scenarios and settings from which Category A waste may arise.
Information in this guidance serves several purposes. As a whole, the document offers readers an overview of Category A waste management in the United States. The main component of this guidance addresses planning for Category A waste management activities, including considerations for developing, evaluating, and revising organizational (e.g., hospital) or jurisdictional (e.g., state, territorial, or local) plans. It is presented in sections that break down waste management activities according to responsibilities as waste is moved from its point of generation to its place of disposal. Several accompanying appendices provide users with information about pathogens classified as Category A infectious substances, decision making for waste treatment and disposal activities, communicating effectively about safe waste management and associated issues, and additional related resources. The included listing of acronyms and glossary of terms applies to the entire document. Unless otherwise noted, references to a particular appendix or section refer to parts of this document (and, in the electronic version, can be clicked to navigate to that information directly).
Note that this document intentionally repeats some information, particularly when waste management requires actions from multiple parties (e.g., overlapping responsibilities between waste generators and waste transporters). Information presented in the planning guidance is also intentionally repeated in the appendices to make it as accessible as possible for a wide variety of readers. (Page 4.)
4. This document is not intended to cover Category B infectious substances (UN 3373) nor Category A Infectious substances that affect animals only (UN 2900). Category A infectious substances that affect humans and animals are categorized as Category A Infectious substances, affecting humans (UN 2814).
5. Appendix B – Infectious Agent Categorization distinguishes these “cultures only” pathogens from other Category A pathogens. (See page 37.)
",,,https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/transporting-infectious-substances/planning-guidance-handling-category-solid-waste,,,,"Autoclave,Category A,Ebola,Federal,Guidance Document,Infection Prevention and Control,Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),R-WM,Regulations,Sterilizer,Training,Viral Hemorrhagic Fever,Waste,Waste Management",https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/a2ab8b2de877a48cb039d0c39bc36bfc.pdf,Guide,Develop,1,0
1599,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/1599,"Waste Management from Patients Being Treated for Mpox Virus","Waste Management","The United States recently had a case of Mpox virus diagnosed in a patient in Dallas County, Texas. Organizations in the U.S. now preparing for the potential need to handle patients under investigation or patients with the Mpox virus must also consider both the solid and liquid waste associated with such patients. It is also important to develop a communications strategy to alleviate concerns from the general public associated with both the solid and liquid waste.",NETEC,,,2021-07-21,"2022-11-14 by Trish / General IPC asset review (marked for archive - but can't as it's a blog post) - tagging 'Archived'. Note from IPC: ""More recent waste management post for mpx (resource 1673)""",,,,,,,"No review 'archived'",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://netec.org/2021/07/21/monkeypox-waste-management/,,,,"Archived,Blog,Category A,Mpox,R-IPC,Special Pathogens,Waste,Waste Management",https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/30505a8841bef4345c5063b9810d5e5a.png,Guide,Discover,1,0
1558,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/1558,"Procedure Title: Terminal Cleaning in the SCDU","Infection Control","SCOPE:
The SCDU follows a defined set of protocols for activation of the Unit. Because the SCDU must be prepared for a wide range of infectious agents, plans exist to respond as appropriate based on the agent and clinical presentation of the patient. Consideration must be given to appropriate safe transport into the Unit, as well as the safe delivery of care for patients while in the Unit.
PURPOSE:
To establish a process to eliminate infectious pathogens from a room previously occupied by a patient with a serious communicable disease.",Emory,,,2021-05-21,"2022-12-07 general asset review - IPC - check with Britton - ""needs reviewing/updating""
2023-01-18 - Joanna - got new version from Sharon - updated.
2024-03-28 by J. Mundy – IPC review 2023 (Q2) skipped – bumping to 2024 (Q2)",,"Y
Y - D0.1IC/D0.2IC Qualtrics # 217, original # 8a
Y - D0.1IC/D0.2IC Qualtrics # 218, original # 9",,,,"Infection Prevention and Control",2024-12-10,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Infection Prevention and Control,Procedure,Protocol,R-IPC,Standard Operating Procedure (SOP),Terminal Clean,Waste,Waste Management",https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/18ca4e51cf87772e23b6306a5e5658fb.pdf,Protocol,Develop,1,0
1186,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/1186,"COVID-19 Waste Container Use","Waste Management","A PDF flyer infographic illustrating how to handle a waste container inside the patient care room. Including: waste container preparation, waste container in use, waste container closure (two techniques).",NETEC,,,2020-06-29,"2022-12-07 general asset review - IPC (old? no replacement?)",,,,,,,"No review ""archived""",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"2019-nCoV,Archived,Coronavirus,COVID-19,R-IPC,Waste,Waste Management",https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/7cc5c14094799b74298210150878a02f.pdf,Guide,Deploy,1,0
924,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/924,"COVID-19 Ambulatory PPE Resources: Cleaning ","Infection Control","COVID-19 Ambulatory ACE / DICE Printable PDFs.
These one-page PDF's depict Emory's use of PPE for protection against COVID-19 in the ambulatory setting. Created by Emory's Visual Medical Education team.",Emory,,,2020-04-03,"2022-12-07 general asset review - IPC (change R-PPE)
2024-03-28 by J. Mundy – IPC review 2023 (Q2) skipped – bumping to 2024 (Q2)",,,,,,PPE,2024-12-10,,,,,,,,,,,"Emory VME",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Emory's protocol for cleaning room after suspected COVID-19 patient.",,,https://med.emory.edu/ppe,,,,"2019-nCoV,Cleaning,Coronavirus,COVID-19,Disinfection,Gloves,Mask,Masks,R-PPE,Waste",https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/b5bf6d6d74f6c3b867097722cd6fda12.pdf,Protocol,Deploy,1,0
552,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/552,"Managing Solid Waste Contaminated with a Category A Infectious Substance: Summary of Key Points and Significant Changes","Waste Management","
- This document summarizes a full guide., which has been updated on June 10, 2022. The full guide supersedes an interim version, previously published on January 19, 2017 and that on August, 2019.
- This document does not create new requirements, nor does it remove the obligation to comply with all applicable federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial laws and regulations.
- See the full guide, which has been updated on June 10, 2022.
","U.S. Department of Transportation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Department of Labor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)",,,2019-09-26,"2022-12-07 general asset review - IPC
2024-03-28 by J. Mundy – IPC review 2023 (Q2) skipped – bumping to 2024 (Q4)",,"Y
Y - D0.1IC/D0.2IC Qualtrics # 209, original # 4a (additional resources)",,,,"Infection Prevention and Control",2024-06-10,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Category A,Guidance Document,R-IPC,Waste,Waste Management",https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/01a0d83bed6d724e89456c3975050d7f.pdf,Guide,Develop,1,0
512,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/512,"“Let’s talk Trash”","Waste Management","Slides on waste from a NETEC Year 4- Year 5 course.",NETEC,,,2019-08-07,"2022-11-14 by IPC general asset review, marked for archive with note: ""powerpoint""
2023-01-04 Lisa noted broken link in blog post - do not Archive.
2023-12-04 - Joanna added to 2024-01-01 review for updating
2024-03-08 - Joanna added thumbnail",,"Y - D0.1WM/D0.2WM Qualtrics # 1101, original #
Y - D0.1WM/D0.2WM Qualtrics # 1105, original #
Y - D0.1WM/D0.2WM Qualtrics # 1109, original # 2
Y - D0.1WM/D0.2WM Qualtrics # 1111, original # 3
Y - D0.1WM/D0.2WM Qualtrics # 1112, original # 4
Y - D0.1WM/D0.2WM Qualtrics # 1115, original #
Y - D0.1WM/D0.2WM Qualtrics # 1116, original # 5
Y - D0.1WM/D0.2WM Qualtrics # 1121, original # 9
Y - D0.1WM/D0.2WM Qualtrics # 1122, original # 9a
Y - D0.1WM/D0.2WM Qualtrics # 1133, original # ",,,,,"2024-01-01 No review ""not updated"" - needs updating for SPORSA",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Waste Management education",,,,,,,"Autoclave,Category A,Ebola,MERS-CoV,Not updated,R-WM,Waste,Waste Management","https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/8487cfbb259e200542a50db950c8e305.png,https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/90cd1ef105d9f95d38fa68dde74ea5a6.pptx","In Person Course",Develop,1,0
451,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/451,"Ebola-Associated Waste Management","Waste Management","
Who this is for: Hospitals and healthcare providers that care for patients under investigation (PUIs) for Ebola virus disease (EVD) or with confirmed cases of EVD.
What this is for: To help hospitals and healthcare providers safely handle, transport, and dispose of waste generated by the care of patients under investigation (PUIs) for or with confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD).
How to use: This guidance is intended to provide key information about procedures and regulations regarding waste associated with the care of patients under investigation (PUIs) for or with confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD).
",CDC,,,2019-04-03,"2022-12-07 general asset review - IPC
2024-03-28 by J. Mundy – IPC review 2023 (Q2) skipped – bumping to 2024 (Q4)",,"Y
Y - D0.1IC/D0.2IC Qualtrics # 209, original # 4a (additional resources)",,,,"Infection Prevention and Control",2024-06-10,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/clinicians/cleaning/waste-management.html,,,,"Category A,Ebola,Federal,Guidance Document,Infection Prevention and Control,R-IPC,Regulations,Sterilizer,Viral Hemorrhagic Fever,Waste,Waste Management",https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/ca42e4ae60b148b047c670fce6db3795.png,Hyperlink,Develop,1,0
427,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/427,"NETEC - Online Course - Infection Control for Special Pathogen Isolation ","Infection Control","This course will provide information on the importance of having robust infection control procedures in place to care for a patient with Ebola or other special pathogen. Some topics that will be discussed include patient placement, patient care, donning and doffing personal protective equipment and how to transfer and dispose of waste from care of the patient.
This course is intended primarily for healthcare workers and teams in a biocontainment unit or special pathogen isolation area. Additional medical staff and public health professionals may also find the course to be of benefit. Those individuals may include but are not limited to, medical and nursing staff, administration, education/training leadership, and infection control leadership. Staff specializing in emergency management, communications, specialized clinical areas, laboratory, facilities management and environmental services are also welcome.",NETEC,,,2019-02-22,"2022-12-07 Note from Benjamin - ON Air Force online courses list - DO NOT ARCHIVE
2023-10-17 by Darrell Ruby, T&E group",,"Y - PPE pos 83 qualtrics 304
Y - D0.1PPE/D0.2PPE Qualtrics # 304",,,"Online Course",,2026-10-17,,,,,,,,"Free with free account",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Self-paced ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Continuing Education Units Available
CNE .72
CME .75",,,"https://courses.netec.org/courses/infection-control-for-special-pathogen-isolation ",,,,"Donning and Doffing,Infection Prevention and Control,Intake,Internal Transport,Patient Care,Patient Placement,Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),R-T&E,Special Pathogens,Training,Waste,Waste Management",https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/8e1c5658576d9a00af2162ce47809675.png,"Online Course",Develop,1,0
450,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/450," Ebola Waste Management ","Waste Management","This ASPR TRACIE TA response includes links to best practices related to the Ebola and other Category A agent medical waste management. The information can also be used by facilities without autoclaves or incinerators.
Related resources:
- ASPR TRACIE VHF/Ebola Topic Collection, section on Waste Management.
- ASPR TRACIE EMS Infectious Disease Playbook.
- Ebola-Associated Waste Management
- Interim – Planning Guidance for the Handling of Solid Waste Contaminated with a Category A Infectious Substance
- Nebraska Biocontainment Unit perspective on disposal of Ebola medical waste
- Safe Handling, Treatment, Transport and Disposal of Ebola-Contaminated Waste
- Procedural Guidance on the Proper Packaging of Ebola Suspected Waste: DOT Guidance for Preparing Packages of Ebola Contaminated Waste for Transportation and Disposal
","ASPR TRACIE",,,2019-01-31,"2022-12-07 general asset review - IPC
2024-03-28 by J. Mundy – IPC review 2023 (Q2) skipped – bumping to 2024 (Q4)",,"Y
Y - D0.1IC/D0.2IC Qualtrics # 209, original # 4a (additional resources)",,,,"Infection Prevention and Control",2024-06-10,,,,,,,,,,"ASPR TRACIE. (2019). Ebola Waste Management. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"The requestor asked ASPR TRACIE for assistance in identifying best practices related to Ebola medical waste management, especially for hospitals that do not have an autoclave or incinerator. She is particularly interested in how other facilities move waste from the red zone to the green zone and what vendors others are using for Category A waste removal. ",,,https://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/aspr-tracie-ta-ebola-waste-management-redacted-1-31-19.pdf,,,,"Ebola,R-IPC,Viral Hemorrhagic Fever,Waste,Waste Management",https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/b196bf3165239a1886f84a82b46061d7.pdf,Guide,Develop,1,0
303,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/303,"Are You Preparing Suspected Ebola - Contaminated Waste For Transportation?","Waste Management","Poster with guidance for suspected Ebola-contaminated waste","U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (PHMSA)",,,2018-08-08,"2022-12-07 general asset review - IPC
2024-03-28 by J. Mundy – IPC review 2023 (Q2) skipped – bumping to 2024 (Q4)",,"Y
Y - D0.1IC/D0.2IC Qualtrics # 209, original # 4a (additional resources)",,,,"Infection Prevention and Control",2024-06-10,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/training/hazmat/are-you-preparing-suspected-ebola-contaminated-waste-transportation,,,,"Ebola,Infection Prevention and Control,R-IPC,Waste",https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/5654c5068ddae71071028fbe5c8a2359.pdf,Guide,Deploy,1,0
299,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/299,"Ebola: Knowledge resources for responders","Training and Exercises","Decision-makers and frontline responders will find a set of resources on Ebola virus disease here. These resources can be used as refreshers for experienced personnel or as an introduction to the topic for everyone else. Most of the materials are available in English and French, and can be downloaded for offline use. A version in Lingala is also available. (WHO)",WHO,,,2018-07-05,"2022-01-19 by Beth Beam
2023-03-31 by J Mundy change to T&E for next review",,,,,,,2025-01-19,,,,,,,,"Free with free OpenWHO account.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Approximately 3 hours.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://openwho.org/courses/knowledge-resources-ebola,,,,"Communications,CONOPS,Decontamination,Donning and Doffing,Ebola,Emergency Department,Emergency Management,EMS,Identify,Infection Prevention and Control,Inform,International Response,Isolate,Isolation/Biocontainment,Occupational Health,Patient Care,Patient Transport,Person Under Investigation (PUI),Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),Physical Infrastructure,Pre-hospital Transport,Public Health,R-T&E,Special Pathogens,Staffing,Staffing Model,Training,Waste",,"Online Course",Discover,1,0
252,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/252,"Enacting high reliability principles while caring for people with Ebola Virus Disease","Infection Control","Fear surrounds Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) because it is highly infectious. Yet members of the Serious Communicable Diseases Unit (SCDU) at Emory University Hospital (EUH) had to overcome that fear when caring for patients with EVD.","Jennings B. M., Yeager K. A., Feistritzer N. R., Gullatte M. M., Martyn K. K.",,,2018-05-18,"2022-01-10 by PPE group Shawn Gibbs",,"Y - D0.1Tx/D0.2Tx Qualtrics # 822, original #
Y - D0.1PM/D0.2PM Qualtrics # 910, original # 7",,,Publication,,2025-01-10,,,,,,,,,,"Jennings, B. M., K. A. Yeager, N. R. Feistritzer, M. M. Gullatte and K. K. Martyn (2018). ""Enacting high reliability principles while caring for people with Ebola Virus Disease."" Am J Infect Control.","pay online - or through clinicalkey, or elsevier subscription","
BACKGROUND:
Fear surrounds Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) because it is highly infectious. Yet members of the Serious Communicable Diseases Unit (SCDU) at Emory University Hospital (EUH) had to overcome that fear when caring for patients with EVD.
PURPOSE:
The analysis reported here illustrates how the members of EUH's SCDU tacitly enacted high reliability (HR) principles while caring for patients with EVD.
METHODS:
A qualitative study was conducted to describe the experience of members of the EUH SCDU who worked with EVD patients in 2014. We completed 17 semi-structured interviews involving registered nurses, physicians, and support personnel (eg, laboratory technicians). Interview recordings were transcribed and analyzed using conventional content analysis. Exploring HR principles was not among the questions guiding this exploration, but the participants repeatedly described concepts related to HR.
RESULTS:
The goal of the SCDU team was to save patients' lives while protecting their own lives. Rigorous training and meeting high standards were required to make the team. The fear surrounding EVD set in motion the enactment of HR principles. HR principles served to alleviate failures or breakdowns in infection prevention and control, thus keeping patients and staff safe.
CONCLUSIONS:
These findings illustrate that it is possible to move HR principles from theory to practice in high-risk situations. HR principles were essential to safety and to infection prevention and control.
",https://www.ajicjournal.org/article/S0196-6553(18)30461-9/fulltext,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29784444,,,,"Fitness for Duty,Infection Prevention and Control,Nursing,Occupational Health,Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),Personnel Management,R-PM,R-PPE,R-Res&Pub,Site Managers,Staff Retention,Staff Rotation Schedules,Staff Support,Staffing,Staffing Model,Trained Observer,Treatment and Care,Waste",,Publication,Develop,1,0
477,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/477,"Module 7: Infectious Waste Disposal and Equipment Decontamination","Infection Control","EID 4 EMT Free Video Training Series -
Emerging Infectious Diseases Videos for Prehospital Providers -
Infectious Waste Disposal and Equipment Decontamination","University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)",,,2018-05-15,"2022-12-07 general asset review - IPC
2024-03-28 by J. Mundy – IPC review 2023 (Q2) skipped – bumping to 2024 (Q4)",,"Y
Y - D0.1IC/D0.2IC Qualtrics # 217, original # 8a
Y - D0.1IC/D0.2IC Qualtrics # 218, original # 9
Y - D0.1IC/D0.2IC Qualtrics # 222, original # 10
Y - D0.1IC/D0.2IC Qualtrics # 223, original # 11
Y - D0.1IC/D0.2IC Qualtrics # 225, original # 12
Y - D0.1IC/D0.2IC Qualtrics # 229, original # 16",,,,"Infection Prevention and Control",2024-06-10,,,,,,,"
",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,00:27:08,,,,,,,,,,,,,," This instructional series was created by the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Department of Emergency Health Services, with assistance from the Maryland Department of Health, and funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This program is designed to meet the needs of first responders who are expected to deal with the health needs of people who find themselves in health emergencies they cannot manage on their own. These first responders are typically emergency medical services personnel, such as EMTs and paramedics, but can also be first-aid trained fire fighters, law enforcement personnel, and volunteers such as Red Cross disaster workers. Health officers in summer camps, youth clubs, and other organizations that work with groups of people who may have some vulnerability may also benefit from this program.",,,https://eid4emt.umbc.edu/courses/index.php?courseNum=8,"Instructional series",,,"Decontamination,Equipment and Supplies,Pre-Hospital,R-IPC,Waste,Waste Management",https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/392d87f792e5d921c1a6fa77ce6e53b7.png,Webinar,Develop,1,0
296,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/296,"Introduction to Ebola Disease: Managing Infectious Hazards ",General,"WHO Ebola disease course slides, description of the virus and infection prevention and control",WHO,,,2018-05-09,"2022-01-19 by Beth Beam",,,,,,,2025-01-19,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/ebola/introduction-to-ebola-disease.pdf?sfvrsn=26c6c127_1,,,,"Communications,Decontamination,Donning and Doffing,Ebola,Emergency Department,Emergency Management,Identify,Infection Prevention and Control,Inform,International Response,Isolate,Isolation/Biocontainment,Lab,Laboratory,Patient Care,Patient Transport,Person Under Investigation (PUI),Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),Pre-hospital Transport,Public Health,R-PPE,Special Pathogens,Training,Waste",,"In Person Course",Discover,1,0
211,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/211,"Facilitator Guide: Spills and Waste","Training and Exercises","Leadership Toolbox, More Tools: Scenario - Spills and Waste","University of Nebraska Medical Center / Nebraska Medicine",,,2018-01-25,"2023-10-17 by Darrell Ruby, T & E group",,"Y - D0.1TE/D0.2TE Qualtrics # 438, original # 329
Y - D0.1TE/D0.2TE Qualtrics # 403, original # 003 (additional resources)
Y - D0.1TE/D0.2TE Qualtrics # 418, original # 305 (additional resources)",,,,,2026-10-17,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Example,Leadership Toolbox,Other Tools,R-T&E,Training,Waste",http://repository.netecweb.org/pdfs/Facilitator_Guide_Spills_and_Waste1.docx,Exercise,Deploy,1,0
207,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/207,"Skills Drill: Objectives","Training and Exercises","Leadership Toolbox, More Tools: Skills Drill Objectives","University of Nebraska Medical Center / Nebraska Medicine",,,2018-01-25,"2022-07 by Gary, Special Populations Treatment & Care group
2022-03-08 by PPE group UNMC (JC) - sp. date (both said 1 year)
2024-03-28 by J. Mundy – Skipped 2023 (Q2) - bumping to 2024 (Q4)",,"Y - D0.1TE/D0.2TE Qualtrics # 413, original # new item 7
Y - D0.1TE/D0.2TE Qualtrics # 418, original # 305 (additional resources)
Y - D0.1TE/D0.2TE Qualtrics # 438, original # 329 (additional resources)",,,,,"2024-08-22 ** Specific review date",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Decedent Management,Donning and Doffing,Example,Exercises and Drills,Leadership Toolbox,Other Tools,Pediatrics,Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),R-PPE,R-T&E,Skills,Specimen Collection,Spills,Waste",http://repository.netecweb.org/pdfs/Example-Skills_Drill_Objectives1.docx,Exercise,Deploy,1,0
205,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/205,"Skills Drill: Equipment List","Training and Exercises","Leadership Toolbox, More Tools: Items needed for Skills Drills","University of Nebraska Medical Center / Nebraska Medicine",,,2018-01-25,"2022-07 by Andi, Special Populations Treatment & Care group
2023-10-17 by Darrell, Training and Exercises group - marked archive, cannot archive - in Sporsa.",,"Y - D0.1TE/D0.2TE Qualtrics # 413, original # new item 7
Y - D0.1TE/D0.2TE Qualtrics # 418, original # 305 (additional resources)
Y - D0.1TE/D0.2TE Qualtrics # 438, original # 329 (additional resources)",,,,,2024-10-18,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Ebola,Example,Isolate,Leadership Toolbox,Other Tools,Pediatrics,R-T&E,Waste",http://repository.netecweb.org/pdfs/Equipment_List_for_Skills_Drill1.docx,Exercise,Deploy,1,0
204,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/204,"Refresher Training Agenda","Training and Exercises","Leadership Toolbox, Response: Emory SCDU Refresher Training",Emory,,,2018-01-25,"2022-03-17 by Anna Yaffee (Adult Care Group) keep in RL SCDU relevant
2023-02-19 by Anna Yaffee T&C group Q1 review",,"Y - D0.1TE/D0.2TE Qualtrics # 417, original # 304
Y - D0.1TE/D0.2TE Qualtrics # 426, original # 316
Y - D0.1TE/D0.2TE Qualtrics # 428, original # 321",,,,,2026-02-19,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Contact Transmission,Droplet Transmission,Ebola,Lassa,Leadership Toolbox,Marburg,R-T&E,Response Tools,Training,Waste",http://repository.netecweb.org/pdfs/SCDU_Refresher_Training_Agenda-JIT_VHF.docx,Exercise,Deploy,1,0
109,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/109,"A pilot survey of the U.S. medical waste industry to determine training needs for safely handling highly infectious waste","Waste Management","The recent Ebola outbreak led to the development of Ebola virus disease (EVD) best practices in clinical settings. However, after the care of EVD patients, proper medical waste management and disposal was identified as a crucial component to containing the virus.","Le, A. B., S. Hoboy, A. Germain, H. Miller, R. Thompson, J. J. Herstein, K. C. Jelden, E. L. Beam, S. G. Gibbs and J. J. Lowe",,,2018-01-17,"2022-12-07 general asset review - IPC
2024-03-28 by J. Mundy – IPC review 2023 (Q2) skipped – bumping to 2024 (Q4)",,"Y
Y - D0.1IC/D0.2IC Qualtrics # 209, original # 4a (additional resources)
",,,Publication,"Infection Prevention and Control",2024-06-10,,,,,,,,,,"Le, A. B., S. Hoboy, A. Germain, H. Miller, R. Thompson, J. J. Herstein, K. C. Jelden, E. L. Beam, S. G. Gibbs and J. J. Lowe (2017). ""A pilot survey of the U.S. medical waste industry to determine training needs for safely handling highly infectious waste."" American Journal of Infection Control.","pay online - or through clinicalkey, or elsevier subscription","The recent Ebola outbreak led to the development of Ebola virus disease (EVD) best practices in clinical settings. However, after the care of EVD patients, proper medical waste management and disposal was identified as a crucial component to containing the virus. Category A waste—contaminated with EVD and other highly infectious pathogens—is strictly regulated by governmental agencies, and led to only several facilities willing to accept the waste. A pilot survey was administered to determine if U.S. medical waste facilities are prepared to handle or transport category A waste, and to determine waste workers' current extent of training to handle highly infectious waste. Sixty-eight percent of survey respondents indicated they had not determined if their facility would accept category A waste. Of those that had acquired a special permit, 67% had yet to modify their permit since the EVD outbreak. This pilot survey underscores gaps in the medical waste industry to handle and respond to category A waste. Furthermore, this study affirms reports a limited number of processing facilities are capable or willing to accept category A waste. Developing the proper management of infectious disease materials is essential to close the gaps identified so that states and governmental entities can act accordingly based on the regulations and guidance developed, and to ensure public safety.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196655317309975,,,,"Autoclave,Category A,Ebola,Infection Prevention and Control,R-WM,Special Pathogens,Training,Waste",https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/8c7f028995127765b991d83b313ba36a.png,Publication,Develop,1,0
55,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/55,"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): CDC's Response to the West African Ebola Epidemic",General,"U.S. Healthcare Workers and Settings | Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever | CDC",CDC,,,2018-01-08,"2022-01-19 by Beth Beam",,,,,,,2025-01-19,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/index.html,,,,"Autoclave,Communications,CONOPS,Decontamination,Donning and Doffing,Ebola,Emergency Department,Emergency Management,EMS,Federal,Identify,Infection Prevention and Control,Inform,Isolate,Isolation/Biocontainment,Occupational Health,Patient Care,Patient Transport,Person Under Investigation (PUI),Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),Physical Infrastructure,Pre-hospital Transport,Public Health,R-PPE,Special Pathogens,Staffing,Staffing Model,Training,Waste","https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/4c7e9663a3a47f47552231dfd46a89a7.png,https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/e2fe9a9a33aacb9c1e46c4808e700ea5.png",Hyperlink,Discover,1,0
52,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/52,"Nebraska Biocontainment Unit Webinars",General,"Resources - National Ebola Training and Education Center","University of Nebraska Medical Center / Nebraska Medicine",,,2018-01-08,"2022-03-08 by PPE group UNMC (BH)
2023-03-30 by PPE group - Jill Morgan - General Asset Review - Kate B. confirmed",,,"Under Construction",,,,2024-03-30,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://www.nebraskamed.com/biocontainment/ebola,,,,"Communications,Diagnosis,Donning and Doffing,Ebola,Emergency Department,Emergency Management,Epidemic,Epidemiology,Ethics,Example,Immunology,Infection Prevention and Control,Lab,Laboratory,Laboratory Testing,Nursing,Outbreaks,Outcomes,Patient Care,Patient Transport,Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),Prophylaxis,Public Health,Public Relations,Quarantine,R-PPE,Specimen Handling,Specimen Transport,Therapeutics,Virology,Waste",,Webinar,Discover,1,0
28,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/28,"Emory University Protocols",General,"Resources - National Ebola Training and Education Center",Emory,,,2018-01-08,"2022-03-29 by Josia Mamora",,,,,,,2024-01-01,,,,,,,,,,,"Must provide contact info and sign user agreement. Lots of clicking to get to end protocols.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/ebola-protocol/ehc-message.html,,,,"Autoclave,Donning and Doffing,Ebola,Emergency Department,Emergency Management,EMS,Example,Identify,Infection Prevention and Control,Inform,Isolate,Isolation/Biocontainment,Occupational Health,Patient Care,Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),Physical Infrastructure,R-PPE,Regional Treatment Center,Special Pathogens,Staffing,Staffing Model,Waste",,Protocol,Develop,1,0
364,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/364,"Ebola: Ressources de connaissances pour les intervenants","Contenu Français","Online course created by the WHO. This course is also available in English.",WHO,,,2018,"2022-01-19 by Beth Beam
2023-03-31 by J Mundy change to just R-T&E for next review",,,,,,,2025-01-19,,,,,,,,"Free Online",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Self-paced,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Aperçu : Ce cours offre les décideurs et les intervenants en première ligne un aperçu à la maladie à virus Ebola (MVE) et l’accès à la formation de « e-PROTECT » qui vous aidera à vous protéger vous-même et les membres de votre équipe et à prévenir la propagation de cette maladie. Ces ressources peuvent être utilisées en tant que rappels ou compléments de connaissances pour les travailleurs expérimentés ou en tant qu’introduction aux sujets pour les autres. La plupart des ressources sont disponibles en anglais et en français et peuvent être téléchargées pour un usage sans connexion. Une version en Lingala est également disponible (WHO).",,,https://openwho.org/courses/ressources-connaissances-ebola,,,,"Communications,CONOPS,Decontamination,Donning and Doffing,Ebola,Emergency Department,Emergency Management,EMS,Français,French,Identify,Infection Prevention and Control,Inform,International Response,Isolate,Isolation/Biocontainment,Occupational Health,Patient Care,Patient Transport,Person Under Investigation (PUI),Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),Physical Infrastructure,Pre-hospital Transport,Public Health,R-T&E,Special Pathogens,Staffing,Staffing Model,Training,Waste",,"Online Course",,1,0
244,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/244,"EMS & Prehospital","Training and Exercises","Past in Person Course Presentation.
Course Learning Objectives:
- Increase healthcare worker knowledge and understanding of serious communicable diseases (smallpox, SARS, MERS, Ebola, novel influenza).
- Increase understanding of standard and transmission-based infection control procedures.
- Describe administrative and environmental controls that will decrease the likelihood of inadvertent exposure to infectious bodily fluids to include donning and doffing of PPE, configuration of the ambulance to protect environmental surfaces and facilitate decontamination and disinfection of the vehicle.
- Describe waste management and post-mission health monitoring. Allow learners to practice the donning and doffing of PPE under the direct supervision of faculty that have experience with transport and management of patients with serious communicable disease.
Download the file at the URL below.",NETEC,,,2018,"2023-10-30 by Darrell Ruby/Amy Mead - Get Updated Version. Good content, needs reviewed and updated by EMS SME's. Alex Isakov pending new version to send.
",,,,,,,2025-10-30,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://repository.netecweb.org/pdfs/EMSandPrehospital.zip,,,,"Donning and Doffing,Emergency Department,Emergency Management,EMS,Infection Prevention and Control,Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),Pre-hospital Transport,R-EMS,R-PreH,R-T&E,Waste",,"In Person Course",Discover,1,0
110,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/110,"A gap analysis of the United States death care sector to determine training and education needs pertaining to highly infectious disease mitigation and management","Decedent Management","A United States industry-specific gap analysis survey of the death care sector-which comprises organizations and businesses affiliated with the funeral industry and the handling of human remains- was developed, the results analyzed, and training and education needs in relation to highly infectious disease mitigation and management were explored in an effort to identify where occupational health and safety can be enhanced in this worker population.","Le, A. B., L. Witter, J. J. Herstein, K. C. Jelden, E. L. Beam, S. G. Gibbs and J. J. Lowe",,,2017-09-01,"2022-01-10 by PPE group Shawn Gibbs",,,,,Publication,,2024-01-10,,,,,,,,,,"Le, A. B., L. Witter, J. J. Herstein, K. C. Jelden, E. L. Beam, S. G. Gibbs and J. J. Lowe (2017). ""A gap analysis of the United States death care sector to determine training and education needs pertaining to highly infectious disease mitigation and management."" J Occup Environ Hyg 14(9): 674-680.","pay online - or through Taylor and Francis subscription","PURPOSE: A United States industry-specific gap analysis survey of the death care sector-which comprises organizations and businesses affiliated with the funeral industry and the handling of human remains- was developed, the results analyzed, and training and education needs in relation to highly infectious disease mitigation and management were explored in an effort to identify where occupational health and safety can be enhanced in this worker population. METHODS: Collaborating national death care organizations distributed the 47-question electronic survey. N = 424 surveys were initiated and results recorded. The survey collected death care sector-specific information pertaining to the comfortability and willingness to handle highly infectious remains; perceptions of readiness, current policies and procedures in place to address highly infectious diseases; current highly infectious disease training levels, available resources, and personal protective equipment. RESULTS: One-third of respondents have been trained on how to manage highly infectious remains. There was a discrepancy between Supervisor/Management and Employee/Worker perceptions on employees' willingness and comfortability to manage potentially highly infectious remains. More than 40% of respondents did not know the correct routes of transmission for viral hemorrhagic fevers. CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest death care workers could benefit from increasing up-to-date industry-specific training and education on highly infectious disease risk mitigation and management. Professional death care sector organizations are positioned to disseminate information, training, and best practices.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28609169,,,,"Decedent Management,Ebola,Infection Prevention and Control,Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),Public Health,R-DM,Special Pathogens,Training,Waste",,Publication,Develop,1,0
32,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/32,"Validation of Autoclave Protocols for Successful Decontamination of Category A Medical Waste Generated from Care of Patients with Serious Communicable Diseases.","Waste Management","General Resources | Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Resources: In response to the Ebola outbreak in 2014, many hospitals designated specific areas to care for patients with Ebola and other highly infectious diseases. The safe handling of category A infectious substances is a unique challenge in this environment.","Johns Hopkins","Garibaldi BT, Reimers M, Ernst N, Bova G, Nowakowski E, Bukowski J, Ellis BC, Smith C, Sauer L, Dionne K, Carroll KC, Maragakis LL, Parrish NM.",,2017-02-01,"2022-12-07 general asset review - IPC",,"Y
Y - D0.1IC/D0.2IC Qualtrics # 209, original # 4a (additional resources)",,,Publication,,2025-12-10,,,,,,,,,,"Garibaldi, Brian T., Mallory Reimers, Neysa Ernst, Gregory Bova, Elaine Nowakowski, James Bukowski, Brandon C. Ellis, Chris Smith, Lauren Sauer, Kim Dionne, Karen C. Carroll, Lisa L. Maragakis, and Nicole M. Parrish. 2016. ""Validation of autoclave protocols for the successful decontamination of Category A medical waste generated from the care of patients with serious communicable diseases."" Journal of Clinical Microbiology. doi: 10.1128/jcm.02161-16.
","Free online","In response to the Ebola outbreak in 2014, many hospitals designated specific areas to care for patients with Ebola and other highly infectious diseases. The safe handling of Category A infectious substances is a unique challenge in this environment. One solution is onsite waste treatment with a steam sterilizer or autoclave. The Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) installed two pass-through autoclaves in its Biocontainment Unit (BCU). The JHH BCU and The Johns Hopkins Biosafety Level 3 Clinical Microbiology Laboratory designed and validated waste handling protocols with simulated patient trash to ensure adequate sterilization. The results of the validation process revealed that autoclave factory default settings are potentially ineffective for certain types of medical waste, and highlighted the critical role of waste packaging in successful sterilization. The lessons learned from the JHH validation process can inform the design of waste management protocols to ensure effective treatment of highly infectious medical waste.",https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/JCM.02161-16,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27927920,,,,"Autoclave,Category A,Decontamination,Ebola,Infection Prevention and Control,R-IPC,R-Res&Pub,Waste",https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/900d8badf43b6443015d034d49e56e01.pdf,Publication,Develop,1,0
201,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/201,"Unit Training Agenda Detailed","Training and Exercises","Leadership Toolbox, Preparedness: SCDU Training Agenda November 2016",Emory,,,2016-11-09,"2023-10-17 by Darrell Ruby, T & E group",,"Y - D0.1TE/D0.2TE Qualtrics # 407",,,,,2026-10-17,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Example,Leadership Toolbox,Preparedness Tools,R-T&E,Special Pathogens,Waste",http://repository.netecweb.org/pdfs/SCDU_Training_Agenda-11_9_16.docx,Exercise,Deploy,1,0
454,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/454,"Safe Handling, Treatment, Transport and Disposal of Ebola-Contaminated Waste","Waste Management","Ebola-Contaminated Waste safe handling Fact Sheet","U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)",,,2016-03,"2022-01-19 by Beth Beam",,"Y - D0.1WM/D0.2WM Qualtrics # 1110, original # 14
",,,Publication,,2025-01-19,,,,,,,,,,"U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and Environmental Protection Agency. (2016). Safe Handling, Treatment, Transport and Disposal of Ebola-Contaminated Waste.","Free online",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA_FS-3766.pdf,,,,"Category A,Ebola,Guidance Document,Infection Prevention and Control,Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),R-WM,Sterilizer,Waste,Waste Management",https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/bb85272eb8f4d2088fb9de3f85c33810.pdf,Publication,Develop,1,0
39,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/39,"Cleaning Up Spills","Infection Control","Emory University Videos - National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC)",Emory,"Emory Healthcare YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdznuDWlX476PqxNJdoubjg",,2014-12-03,"2022-02-07 by Joanna Mundy (video now private)
2022-12-07 general asset review - IPC (needs updating)
2024-03-28 by J. Mundy – Skipped 2023 (Q2) - bumping to 2024 (Q4)",,"Y
Y - D0.1IC/D0.2IC Qualtrics # 213, original # 7 (additional resources)",,,,,"2024-07-10 - needs updating",,,,,,,"
",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGk8s8tySew&list=PLrAuA0-_XmsP0AGyLUknA9pW9b7PBQ1t7&index=7,,,,"Decontamination,Infection Prevention and Control,Not updated,R-IPC,Spills,Waste",https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/9cbdb4075ded38785ecff3d35eb0178b.png,Video,Develop,1,0
153,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/153,"Nebraska Biocontainment Unit perspective on disposal of Ebola medical waste","Waste Management","Clinical practices surrounding the current Ebola epidemic have been center stage in discourse concerning research and practice of care. ","Lowe, J. J., S. G. Gibbs, S. S. Schwedhelm, J. Nguyen and P. W. Smith",,,2014-12-01,"2022-01-10 by PPE group Shawn Gibbs",,"Y - D0.1WM/D0.2WM Qualtrics # 1117, original # 5a1
Y - D0.1WM/D0.2WM Qualtrics # 1119, original # 6
Y - D0.1WM/D0.2WM Qualtrics # 1120, original # 7
",,,Publication,,2025-01-10,,,,,,,,,,"Lowe, J. J., S. G. Gibbs, S. S. Schwedhelm, J. Nguyen and P. W. Smith (2014). ""Nebraska Biocontainment Unit perspective on disposal of Ebola medical waste."" Am J Infect Control 42(12): 1256-1257.","pay online - or through clinicalkey, or elsevier subscription",,https://www.ajicjournal.org/article/S0196-6553(14)01219-X/fulltext,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25465251,,,,"Autoclave,Ebola,Infection Prevention and Control,Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),Public Health,R-WM,Waste",https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/3f99daa00ebdcae0480e6a302f08d899.png,Publication,Discover,1,0
456,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/456,"Procedural Guidance on the Proper Packaging of Ebola Suspected Waste: DOT Guidance for Preparing Packages of Ebola Contaminated Waste for Transportation and Disposal","Waste Management","This guidance is intended for persons who prepare packages containing waste contaminated or suspected of being contaminated with Ebola, for transportation to off-site treatment and disposal. It provides guidance on DOT regulations regarding the transportation of a Category A infectious substance only and highlights some of the requirements of the HMR, which can affect transportation safety. This document should not be used as a substitute for the HMR to determine compliance.","U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)",,,2014,"2022-12-07 general asset review - IPC
2024-03-28 by J. Mundy – IPC review 2023 (Q2) skipped – bumping to 2024 (Q4)",,"Y
Y - D0.1IC/D0.2IC Qualtrics # 209, original # 4a (additional resources)",,,,"Infection Prevention and Control",2024-06-10,,,,,,,,,,"U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. (2014). Procedural Guidance on the Proper Packaging of Ebola Suspected Waste.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/suspected_ebola_patient_packaging_guidance_final.pdf,,,,"Ebola,Guidance Document,R-IPC,Viral Hemorrhagic Fever,Waste,Waste Management",https://repository.netecweb.org/files/original/180695c4e547c60466cb50f5fc4efcb6.pdf,Guide,Develop,1,0
1597,https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/1597,"Hazardous Materials: Infectious Substances; Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations","Waste Management","The requirements adopted for the UN Recommendations establish a two-tiered classification system for Division 6.2 materials—Category A and Category B. A Category A infectious substance poses a higher degree of risk than a Category B infectious substance. A Category A material is an infectious substance that is transported in a form that is capable of causing permanent disability or life-threatening or fatal disease to otherwise healthy humans or animals when exposure to it occurs. An exposure occurs when an infectious substance is released outside of its protective packaging, resulting in physical contact with humans or animals. Category A infectious substances are assigned to UN 2814 (for substances that cause disease in humans or in both humans and animals) or UN 2900 (for substances that cause disease in animals only). The following are examples of Category A infectious substances. Please note this list is not all inclusive and is provided only as guidance (https://www.federalregister.gov/d/05-9717/p-26).
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/05-9717/p-26
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/05-9717/p-26
This page includes a list of micro-organisms that are considered to create Category A waste, including Ebola, Monkeypox,","the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration",,,2005-05-19,"2022-12-07 general asset review - IPC
2024-03-28 by J. Mundy – IPC review 2023 (Q2) skipped – bumping to 2024 (Q2)",,"Y
Y - D0.1IC/D0.2IC Qualtrics # 204, original # 2
Y - D0.1IC/D0.2IC Qualtrics # 209, original # 4a (additional resources)
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UN 2814: |
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Infectious substances affecting humans and animals |
Bacillus anthracis (cultures only) |
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Brucella abortus (cultures only) |
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Brucella melitensis (cultures only) |
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Brucella suis (cultures only) |
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Burkholderia mallei—Pseudomonas mallei—Glanders (cultures only) |
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Burkholderia pseudomallei—Pseudomonas pseudomallei (cultures only) |
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Chlamydia psittaci—avian strains (cultures only) |
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Clostridium botulinum (cultures only) |
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Coccidioides immitis (cultures only) |
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Coxiella burnetti (cultures only) |
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus |
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Dengue virus (cultures only) |
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Eastern equine encephalitis virus (cultures only) |
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Escherichia coli, verotoxigenic (cultures only) |
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Ebola virus |
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Flexal virus |
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Francisella tularensis (cultures only) |
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Guanarito virus |
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Hantaan virus |
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Hantaviruses causing hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome |
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Hendra virus |
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Herpes B virus (cultures only) |
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Human immunodeficiency virus (cultures only) |
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (cultures only) |
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Japanese Encephalitis virus (cultures only) |
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Junin virus |
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Kyasanur forest disease virus |
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Lassa virus |
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Machupo virus |
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Marburg virus |
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Monkeypox virus |
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (cultures only) |
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Nipah virus |
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Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus |
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Poliovirus (cultures only) |
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Rabies and other lyssaviruses (cultures only) |
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Rickettsia prowazekii (cultures only) |
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Rickettsia rickettsia (cultures only) |
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Rift Valley fever virus |
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Russian spring-summer encephalitis virus (cultures only) |
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Sabia virus |
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Shigella dysenteriae type I (cultures only) |
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Tick-borne encephalitis virus (cultures only) |
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Variola virus |
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Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus |
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Vesicular stomatitis virus (cultures only) |
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West Nile virus (cultures only) |
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Yellow fever virus (cultures only) |
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Yersinia pestis (cultures only) |
UN 2900: |
African swine fever virus (cultures only) |
Infectious substances affecting animals only |
Avian paramyxovirus Type 1—Velogenic Newcastle disease virus (cultures only) |
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Classical swine fever virus (cultures only) |
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Foot and mouth disease virus (cultures only) |
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Lumpy skin disease virus (cultures only) |
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Mycoplasma mycoides—Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (cultures only) |
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Peste des petits ruminants virus (cultures only) |
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Rinderpest virus (cultures only) |
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Sheep-pox virus (cultures only) |
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Goatpox virus (cultures only) |
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Swine vesicular disease virus (cultures only) |
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