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This document also provides guidance to health facility management in choosing appropriate PPE for their HCMW workers and establishing proper procedures for PPE use.\nScope\nWorkers who collect and dispose of health care wastes are at risk for cuts and sticks from sharps, exposure to infectious agents such as blood and other bodily fluids, and splashes from chemicals. Using PPE reduces these risks and the risk of acquiring or transmitting an infection.\nDefinitions\nWaste generator — any individual who generates, produces, or is in part or whole, responsible for an activity that results in waste material.\nWaste handler — personnel tasked with collecting, handling, transporting, storing, and disposing of healthcare waste in a health care facility. These individuals may pick up untreated health care waste from health care facilities and transport them to off‐site temporary storage areas and/or off‐site central treatment facilities.\nWaste treatment operator — chief hospital engineer (or waste treatment supervisor) and the health care waste worker or operator tasked with treating health care waste in a health care facility.\nResponsibilities\nIt is the responsibility of every occupier of an institution handling health care waste to take all necessary steps to handle such waste in a way that minimizes the adverse effects on human health and the environment.\nIt is the responsibility of the facility and laboratory directors/managers to ensure that:\nAppropriate PPE are available for all staff.\nAdequate waste management practices are in place and enforced, including an occupational health program that ensures staff are appropriately immunized and  establishes procedures for postexposure prophylaxis and medical surveillance.\nAll staff are trained in proper waste management practices including use and maintenance of PPE.\nStaff adhere to the procedures and policies outlined in training programs, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and other guidance materials.\nIt is the responsibility of all staff that work with health care waste to:\nStrictly follow all waste management procedures including procedures for collection, segregation and bagging of infectious waste.\nPromptly report any breaches in procedures to their supervisor\nUse appropriate PPE when handling health care waste.\nCheck that PPE are in good condition before each use and report to management any equipment needing replacement or maintenance.\nMaterials and Equipment\nAppropriate PPE shall be worn by all employees who come in contact with waste that is potentially infectious. See Attachment 11.1 for PPE requirements for different employees.\nHazards and Safety Concerns\nAny waste that has potentially come in contact with a patient or bodily fluids should be assumed to be infectious and handled with proper PPE and procedures.\nHealth care wastes in some circumstances are incinerated, and dioxins and other toxic air pollutants may be produced as emissions.\nPPE must be worn at all times when working with health care waste.\nThe equipment should not be taken home; it must remain at the health facility to avoid possible spread of infection to the community.\nSensitivity to latex can develop after repeated exposure. Symptoms of a mild reaction are skin redness, hives, or itching. Symptoms of more serious reactions might include runny nose, sneezing, itchy eyes, scratchy throat, wheezing, coughing, or difficulty with breathing. Rarely, shock may occur, but a life-threatening reaction is seldom the first sign of sensitivity. 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