33. Clinical Waste containing liquid but suitable to be
packaged in clinical waste bag (clarify by EPD)
Waste contained in resilient leak-proof packaging or closed
specimen tubes AND being hermetically sealed, securely
clamped, capped, taped or with proprietary closure.
Waste with liquid content clotted, congealed, coagulated,
curdled or solidified.
Open tubing with minute quantity of free-flowing blood or body
fluid.
Clinical Waste containing liquid that has been securely pre-
packaged and will not be pierced or burst by other abrasive or
disruptive content or burden.
Waste that will not puncture the waste bag.
we have no objection for blood transfusion bags to be packed
in red clinical waste bags.
37. BS 7320-1990 Testing Methods
For security and strength of the handle
For security of attachment of aperture closure devices
For resistance to penetration
Needle 08 mm X 25 mm or 0.8 mm X 40mm
Lower the needle towards the sample at the an rate of
100mm/mins & at an angle of 90 ± 50
For resistance to vertical dropping and resistance to
leakage after dropping
Height 1 m
Release the sharps container within a max angle 20 between
the impacting surface.
Repeat for 5 times.
For resistance to damage by dropping and resistance to
leakage after dropping
44. Draft - SOPs for Disposal of Ocean Chest Drain Containers
1 2 3 4
ON OFF
Equipment for disposal of Tape over the holes on the Close the stop cock of Use tape to tape over the
Ocean water seal chest grey cap with nonporous suction line positive pressure relief
drain tape valve
(1) Stripping (2) clamp
tubing/ rubber band
5 Clamp tubing 6 7 8
Rubber band
OR OR
Tie the drainage line Clip the drainage line Disposal chest drain Disposal to red garbage
by rubber band containers into black colour with containing free-
waste bags if it does not flowing blood
containing free-flowing blood
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Date of preparation: 09 Jul 2011
