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NIOSH Hazardous Drug List (Hazardous Materials) and RCRA Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals (Hazardous Waste) | Vol 22 #3 Autumn 2020 |
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) TIER 2 | Vol 22 #3 Autumn 2020 |
Maintaining Compliance in a Changing Environment | Vol 22 #3 Autumn 2020 |
Dangerous Waste Compliance and COVID-19 | Vol 22 #2 Summer 2020 |
Dangerous Waste Labeling | Vol 22 #2 Summer 2020 |
Which Mask for Which Task | Vol 22 #2 Summer 2020 |
Pollution Prevention Plans | Vol 22 #2 Summer 2020 |
Federal Versus State Regulations – Universal Waste | Vol 22 #1 Spring 2020 |
Washington’s Clean Buildings House Bill 1257 | Vol 22 #1 Spring 2020 |
Effective 1/1/2020 – Washington House Bill 1931 – Workplace Violence in Health Care Settings | Vol 22 #1 Spring 2020 |
COVID-19: Adapting to Work Environments | Vol 22 #1 Spring 2020 |
Solvent-Contaminated Wipes | Vol 22 #1 Spring 2020 |
Tracking Waste Volumes to Manage Waste Better | Vol 21 #4 Winter ’19 |
About Your Reverse Distributor and Unwanted Pharmaceuticals | Vol 21 #4 Winter ’19 |
Eye Wash Stations: When are They Required and What Should They Look Like? | Vol 21 #4 Winter ’19 |
Dilution of Hazardous Waste: When it is Not Allowed and When it is Allowed | Vol 21 #4 Winter ’19 |
Discharding Industrial Waste to the Sewer | Vol 21 #4 Winter ’19 |
Draft Amendments to Dangerous Waste Regulations Affecting Healthcare Facilities | Vol 21 #4 Winter ’19 |
Conducting a Facility Vulnerability Assessment | Vol 21 #3 Autumn ’19 |
Wondering If Your Pharma-cy is USP 797-Compliant? There’s an App for That! | Vol 21 #3 Autumn ’19 |
Harborview Wins WSHSC Award for Buddy Rounds Compliance Tool | Vol 21 #3 Autumn ’19 |
Designating Your Waste—Step by Step | Vol 21 #3 Autumn ’19 |
Emphasis Now on Drug-Resistant Fungal Infections | Vol 21 #2 Summer ’19 |
Legionellosis and Services to Prevent it in Your Facility | Vol 21 #2 Summer ’19 |
EPA Prepares the Public for Hurricane Season by Focusing on Waste Mitigation | Vol 21 #2 Summer ’19 |
Worst Hazardous Waste Issues in Healthcare | Vol 21 #2 Summer ’19 |
Greening the Operating Room | Vol 21 #2 Summer ’19 |
So When is a Syringe Empty and How do You Manage it? | Vol 21 #2 Summer ’19 |
More on EPA’s Final Hazardous Pharmaceutical Waste Rule: 40 CFR §266, Subpart P | Vol 21 #1 Spring ’19 |
How EPA and DEA Have Chosen to Regulate Controlled Substance Waste | Vol 21 #1 Spring ’19 |
Ecology & PeaceHealth St. Joseph’s Hospital Settle $16,000 Penalty for Dangerous Waste Management Violations | Vol 21 #1 Spring ’19 |
High-Level, Cold Disinfectants: What You Need to Know About Them | Vol 21 #1 Spring ’19 |
Does Your Local Fire Department Provide a Hazardous Materials Use Permit for your Facility? | Vol 20 #4 Winter ’18 |
Designating Your Waste Streams | Vol 20 #4 Winter ’18 |
Wonder If Your Biosystem Pharmaceutical Waste Containers Comply with Ecology’s Interim Pharmaceutical Waste Policy? | Vol 20 #4 Winter ’18 |
Signing Medical Waste Shipping Papers Requires DOT Training | Vol 20 #4 Winter ’18 |
Final Federal Hazardous Pharmaceutical Waste Rule | Vol 20 #4 Winter ’18 |
The Joint Commission Stresses Appropriate Hazardous Material Management | Vol 20 #3 Autumn ’18 |
Gap Analysis: A Tool for Identifying Deficiencies, Risks and Differences between Performance and Goals | Vol 20 #3 Autumn ’18 |
Working With Your Local Wastewater Treatment Facility | Vol 20 #3 Autumn ’18 |
Have You Adopted a Controlled Substance Collection System? | Vol 20 #3 Autumn ’18 |
Waste Chiller Oil: What Happens to Yours? | Vol 20 #3 Autumn ’18 |
Legionella Disease Cases Continue to Rise | Vol 20 #3 Autumn ’18 |
Medical Masks Are Not All the Same | Vol 20 #2 Summer ’18 |
Fuel Storage Tanks: Permits, Tier Two Reports & Spill Prevention, Control & Countermeasure Plans | Vol 20 #2 Summer ’18 |
Confused About the Management of Pharmaceutical Containers? | Vol 20 #2 Summer ’18 |
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifests are Coming | Vol 20 #2 Summer ’18 |
Segregating & Managing Chemotherapy Drug Waste | Vol 20 #1 Spring ’18 |
Segregating Pharmaceutical Waste Among Stericycle’s Biosystem Black Containers | Vol 20 #1 Spring ’18 |
Rapicide-PA, Acecide-C, and Other Peroxyacetic Acid-based Disinfectant Waste May Violate Local Wastewater Discharge pH Standards | Vol 20 #1 Spring ’18 |
Biofilms: Progress in Defeating HAIs | Vol 20 #1 Spring ’18 |
Required Destruction of Empty Pill Bottles? EPA Rule is Up in the Air | Vol 19 #4 Winter ’17 |
When does Lactated Ringer’s Designate as Dangerous Waste? | Vol 19 #4 Winter ’17 |
Anesthesia Gas Exposure in the PACU | Vol 19 #4 Winter ’17 |
Empty Pharmaceutical Container Management | Vol 19 #4 Winter ’17 |
When Anesthetic Liquid or Liquid Nitrogen Spills … | Vol 19 #4 Winter ’17 |
Hospital Waste: How Do Your Clinics Manage Pharm Waste? | Vol 19 #4 Winter ’17 |
Water Management Plans: Now Required for Hospitals | Vol 19 #3 Autumn ’17 |
Substitutes for Hazardous Pathology Chemicals | Vol 19 #3 Autumn ’17 |
Managing Controlled Substance Waste | Vol 19 #3 Autumn ’17 |
Tracking Healthcare Waste Management Costs | Vol 19 #3 Autumn ’17 |
What Happens to Waste When Flushed Down the Sewer? | Vol 19 #3 Autumn ’17 |
King County’s Secure Medicine Return Program | Vol 19 #2 Summer ’17 |
Managing Formalin: What You Need to Know | Vol 19 #2 Summer ’17 |
What is an SPCC Plan and Do You Need One? | Vol 19 #2 Summer ’17 |
Is Your Facility Subject to Reporting Greenhouse Gas Emissions? | Vol 19 #2 Summer ’17 |
Hazardous Materials Are Not Hazardous Waste | Vol 19 #2 Summer ’17 |
Which Biological Safety Cabinet Do You Install to Satisfy DOH, USP 800 and L&I’s Hazardous Drug Rule? | Vol 19 #1 Spring ’17 |
Your Facility’s Hazardous Drug Control Plan | Vol 19 #1 Spring ’17 |
Struggling with Your Facility’s Tier II Report? | Vol 19 #1 Spring ’17 |
King County Industrial Wastewater Prohibits Controlled Substance Discharge to Sewer | Vol 19 #1 Spring ’17 |
OPA Use Declining; Peroxyacetic Acid Use Increasing as Sterilant | Vol 19 #1 Spring ’17 |
Ecology’s New Interim Pharmaceutical Waste Policy | Vol 18 #3 Winter ’16 |
Managing Pharmaceutical Waste at Nursing Homes Under EPA’s New Part P Rule | Vol 18 #3 Winter ’16 |
Hazardous Materials: Do You Know What You’ve Got and Where It Is? | Vol 18 #3 Winter ’16 |
EPA Reports ULSD is Causing Moderate to Severe Corrosion in USTs | Vol 18 #3 Winter ’16 |
Controlled Substance Waste: Big Changes Coming to Healthcare | Vol 18 #2 Autumn ’16 |
Noise: Stress and Disruption in the Workplace | Vol 18 #2 Autumn ’16 |
Eyewash Stations: Complying with Agency Reviewer Requests | Vol 18 #2 Autumn ’16 |
Hazardous Drug Control Plan: Is Yours Compliant? | Vol 18 #2 Autumn ’16 |
Code Orange FR/AL Training Module for Healthcare Facilities | Vol 18 #2 Autumn ’16 |
USP 800 Published: What it Means for Healthcare Facilities & Workers | Vol 18 #1 Summer ’16 |
Underground Storage Tank Operators Require Training | Vol 18 #1 Summer ’16 |
The Joint Commission is Asking About Hazard Communication Plans | Vol 18 #1 Summer ’16 |
Wastewater Discharges: Clarifying the Point of Compliance | Vol 18 #1 Summer ’16 |
Not Filing an Annual Tier II Report Could Net You a Visit by the EPA | Vol 18 #1 Summer ’16 |
Need Assistance with a Wastewater Discharge Permit Application? | Vol 18 #1 Summer ’16 |
EPA Proposed Rule on Hazardous Pharmaceutical Waste Management | Vol 17 #4 Winter ’15 |
Bedside Controlled Substance Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal | Vol 17 #4 Winter ’15 |
Ecology & EPA Working on New, Simpler Pharmaceutical Waste Regs | Vol 17 #3 Fall ’15 |
Many Hospitals Now Co-Mingle Sharps and Non-Hazardous Pharmaceutical Waste for Incineration | Vol 17 #3 Fall ’15 |
Small Quantity Generators Have Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal Options | Vol 17 #3 Fall ’15 |
What Pharmaceuticals Designate as Hazardous Waste? | Vol 17 #3 Fall ’15 |
Hospital Waste Management Merges with P. W. Grosser Consulting, Inc. | Vol 17 #2 Summer ’15 |
Healthcare Facility Resiliency: Planning for Disaster Recovery | Vol 17 #2 Summer ’15 |
Wastewater Discharges: What is the “Point of Compliance”? | Vol 17 #2 Summer ’15 |
High-Level Cold Disinfectants Require Neutralization to Discharge to Sewer | Vol 17 #2 Summer ’15 |
Know Your Dangerous Waste Streams | Vol 17 #2 Summer ’15 |
When Chemotherapy Drug is Infused into a Patient Cavity During Surgery is it Considered Dangerous Waste? | Vol 17 #1 Spring ’15 |
Know Your Facility’s Waste Streams | Vol 17 #1 Spring ’15 |
Hazard Communication vs. Personnel Training | Vol 17 #1 Spring ’15 |
Workplace Hazard Assessments | Vol 17 #1 Spring ’15 |
When You Create a Pharmaceutical Waste Profile …. | Vol 17 #1 Spring ’15 |
Managing Ebola Waste | Vol 16 #4 Winter ’14 |
Free 4-Day Medical/Dental/Vision RAM Clinic in Seattle a Success | Vol 16 #4 Winter ’14 |
Hazardous Drug Control Plan: It’s Time to Implement | Vol 16 #4 Winter ’14 |
Next: Training Your Staff for Hazardous Drugs | Vol 16 #4 Winter ’14 |
Nucleic Acid-Based Diagnostics: The Next Step in Early Detection of Disease Outbreaks | Vol 16 #3 Fall ’14 |
Hazardous Drug Rule: You May Have Some Flexibility in Declaring Which Drugs in Your Formulary are Hazardous | Vol 16 #3 Fall ’14 |
Washington Labor & Industries Adopts New Hazard Communication Rule Incorporating GHS | Vol 16 #3 Fall ’14 |
Managing Your Facility’s Dangerous Waste Activities When You’re Wearing 9 Other Hats | Vol 16 #3 Fall ’14 |
Changes to Dangerous Waste Regulations Not Likely to Impact Healthcare | Vol 16 #3 Fall ’14 |
Pollution Prevention Planning Evolves Under TurboPlan | Vol 16 #3 Fall ’14 |
January 2, ’15 Deadline to Implement Hazardous Drug Control Plan is Approaching | Vol 16 #2 Summer ’14 |
Do Your Clinics Transport Dangerous Waste to you Hospital for Disposal? Whose Responsibility is the Waste? | Vol 16 #2 Summer ’14 |
U.S. Pharmacopeia Proposes New Chapter 800: Hazardous Drugs – Handling in Healthcare Settings | Vol 16 #2 Summer ’14 |
Pollution Prevention Planning: What is it and When do you have to Prepare a Pollution Prevention Plan? | Vol 16 #2 Summer ’14 |
Hospitals Pairing Infection Control Knowledge and Environmental Services Skills to Reduce Infection | Vol 16 #2 Summer ’14 |
2012 NFPA Life Safety Code May Require Carbon Monoxide Monitoring in Your Hospital | Vol 16 #1 Spring ’14 |
Most Hospitals Have Embraced Pharmaceutical Waste Management | Vol 16 #1 Spring ’14 |
King County Drug Take-Back Program Draws Industry Ire | Vol 16 #1 Spring ’14 |
Becton, Dickinson Orchestrating Effort in Congress to Pass Federal Legislation to Protect Healthcare Workers from Hazardous Drugs | Vol 16 #1 Spring ’14 |
UV Light Robots Used to Combat C. Diff & MRSA | Vol 16 #1 Spring ’14 |
Waste Container Labels Still Vexing Hospitals | Vol 16 #1 Spring ’14 |
Got Formalin? GHS Will Impact the Signage for It and Many Other Products | Vol 15 #4 Winter ’13 |
Step 1: Designating Your Dangerous Waste | Vol 15 #4 Winter ’13 |
Most Common Pharmaceutical Waste Program Citation: Proper Waste Container Labeling | Vol 15 #4 Winter ’13 |
Hazardous Drug Program Templates Now Available for Pharmacies, Veterinary & Health Care Clinics | Vol 15 #4 Winter ’13 |
Your Class II Type A2 BSC May be Acceptable Under the HDR | Vol 15 #4 Winter ’13 |
When Is a Syringe Empty? | Vol 15 #4 Winter ’13 |
Code Orange: How Does Your Facility Respond to a HazMat Spill? | Vol 15 #4 Winter ’13 |
Keeping Track of Your Facility’s Pharmaceutical Waste Management Program | Vol 15 #3 Fall ’13 |
Hazardous Drug Control Plan Draft Templates Available | Vol 15 #3 Fall ’13 |
Need Dangerous Waste Training? We Can Provide It. | Vol 15 #3 Fall ’13 |
Wondering if Your Facility is a Small or Medium Quantity Generator of Dangerous Waste? | Vol 15 #3 Fall ’13 |
Amending Your Hazard Communication Program for the Globally Harmonized System of Chemical Labeling | Vol 15 #3 Fall ’13 |
Code Orange HazMat Spill Training: L&I Has Guidelines | Vol 15 #3 Fall ’13 |
Which Jobs Should You Assess for Your Facility’s Hazardous Drug Control Plan? | Vol 15 #2 Summer ’13 |
CRE: The New Superbug Plaguing Hospitals & Patients | Vol 15 #2 Summer ’13 |
Stericycle Adopts New Protocol for CJD Infected Waste | Vol 15 #2 Summer ’13 |
Ecology Targeting Clinical Instruments that Discharge Effluent Directly to the Sewer Without Pre-Treatment | Vol 15 #2 Summer ’13 |
Using Resert XL HLD or Rapacide PA in Endoscopy? – Both wastes must be neutralized before discharge to the sewer | Vol 15 #2 Summer ’13 |
L&I Delays Implementation of Hazardous Drug Rule | Vol 15 #2 Summer ’13 |
DEA Proposes Rule for Expanded Options to Collect CSs from Users for Secure Destruction | Vol 15 #1 Spring ’13 |
Not All Anesthesia Gas Dryers Designate As Special Waste | Vol 15 #1 Spring ’13 |
Formalin Alternatives: Joint Commission Pushes Hospitals to Reduce Formalin Use | Vol 15 #1 Spring ’13 |
Medical Surveillance Guidelines Released by NIOSH Will Not be Incorporated into the Hazardous Drug Rule for Now | Vol 15 #1 Spring ’13 |
Arthroscopic Epinephrine Irrigation Solution Captured by Neptune is Merely Liquid Waste | Vol 15 #1 Spring ’13 |