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Infection Prevention and Control and Environmental Health and Safety for COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Hotels

Creator: NYC Health + Hospitals
Subject: Emergency Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2021-01
Description: Infection Prevention and Control and Environmental Health and Safety for COVID-19 Isolation and Quarantine Hotels: Tailoring Existing Recommendations and Implementing Innovative Strategies Within the Hotel Setting

Tags: 2019-nCoV, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Environmental Services, Infection Prevention and Control, Isolate, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), SARS-CoV-2, Waste Management

COVID-19 Waste Container Use

Creator: NETEC
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2020-06-29
Description: A PDF flyer 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).

Tags: 2019-nCoV, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Waste, Waste Management

Bio Isolation Transfer Card (BIT)

Creator: Emory
Subject: Intake and Internal Transport
Item Type: Checklist
Date Last Updated: 2019-10-31
Description: Emory University Hospital (EUH), Serious Communicable Diseases Unit (SCDU), Bio Isolation Transfer Card (BIT),
EMS Transport to EUH SCDU

Tags: Biosafety, EMS, Internal Transport, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, Waste Management

Are you preparing suspected Ebola contaminated waste for transportation?

Creator: United States Department of Transportation (DOT): Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
Subject: Waste
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2017-07-18
Description: Ebola Contaminated Waste for Transportation Poster

Tags: Category A, Ebola, Infection Prevention and Control, Waste, Waste Management

Managing Solid Waste Contaminated with a Category A Infectious Substance: Summary of Key Points and Significant Changes

Creator: U.S. Department of TransportationU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyU.S. Department of LaborCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2019-09-26
Description: This document summarizes a full guide. The full guide supersedes an interim version, previously published on January 19, 2017. This document does not create new requirements, nor does it remove the obligation to comply with all applicable federal,…

Tags: Category A, Guidance Document, Waste, Waste Management

Managing Solid Waste Contaminated with a Category A Infectious Substance

Creator: U.S. Department of TransportationU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyU.S. Department of LaborCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2019-08-19
Description: This document supersedes an interim version, previously published on January 19, 2017. 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…

Tags: Category A, Guidance Document, Waste, Waste Management

“Let’s talk Trash”

Creator: NETEC
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: In Person Course
Date Last Updated: 2019-08-07
Description: Slides on waste from a NETEC Year 4- Year 5 course.

Tags: Autoclave, Category A, Ebola, MERS-CoV, Waste, Waste Management

Module 7: Infectious Waste Disposal and Equipment Decontamination

Creator: University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Webinar
Date Last Updated: 2018-05-15
Description: EID 4 EMT Free Video Training Series -
Emerging Infectious Diseases Videos for Prehospital Providers -
Infectious Waste Disposal and Equipment Decontamination

Tags: Decontamination, Equipment and Supplies, Pre-Hospital, Waste, Waste Management

Procedural Guidance on the Proper Packaging of Ebola Suspected Waste: DOT Guidance for Preparing Packages of Ebola Contaminated Waste for Transportation and Disposal

Creator: U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2014
Description: 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…

Tags: Ebola, Guidance Document, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever, Waste, Waste Management

Safe Handling, Treatment, Transport and Disposal of Ebola-Contaminated Waste

Creator: U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health AdministrationCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Subject: Waste Management
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2016-03
Description: Ebola-Contaminated Waste safe handling Fact Sheet

Tags: Category A, Ebola, Guidance Document, Infection Prevention and Control, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Sterilizer, Waste, Waste Management