MedWaste Management

Public Safety

Dec 08, 2024

Read your Medical Waste Disposal Contract!

If you’re researching medical waste companies and have found one you’d like to hire, start by carefully reading your Medical Waste Disposal Contract! In fact, before signing...

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Oct 21, 2019

USPS Hazardous, Restricted and Perishable Mail.

Hazardous, Restricted and Perishable Mail When we think of a mailman having a bad day, we usually imagine an aggressive dog at one of the...

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Apr 11, 2019

ANOTHER Recall?? More Blood Pressure Meds Taken Off The Market.

"Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging, LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Losartan Potassium Tablets, USP, 25mg, 50mg, And 100mg Due to The Detection of Trace Amounts Of...

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Oct 26, 2018

The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Is This Saturday, Oct. 27th of 2018!

This Saturday, Oct. 27th of 2018, the DEA has organized a National Prescription Drug Take Back Day throughout the entire Country. This is one way...

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Oct 22, 2018

Drug Take Back And Sharps Collection Day In Napa County

Drug Take Back And Sharps Collection Day In Napa County - Saturday, October 27, 2018, from 10am to 2pm, at numerous Napa County locations. Drug Take...

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Aug 09, 2018

Doctor, I’m Just Not Myself.

Medical Identity Theft is on the rise. Security experts say that cyber criminals are increasingly targeting the $3 trillion U.S. healthcare industry.  According to a...

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Jul 26, 2018

Product Recall: Valsartan

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA today confirmed a voluntary recall to the consumer / user level of 29 lots of single and 51 lots of combination valsartan...

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Jul 10, 2018

Is Shaking Hands a Risky Business?

The handshake dates back to the 5th century B.C., in Greece. It was a symbol of peace, each man showing empty hands to prove he...

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May 16, 2018

How do I dispose of home generated medical waste?

Click here for a list of FREE approved locations to drop off home medical waste at, in California. How do I dispose of home-generated medical...

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Apr 23, 2018

Hazards at the Hotel and How to Avoid Them

Are hotels as clean as their lobbies would make you think? I spend my day trying to minimize people’s exposure to harmful pathogens. Medical settings...

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Sep 08, 2016

Illegal Dumping of Medical Waste is an Expensive Gamble

Illegal Dumping of Medical Waste is an Expensive Gamble. This past June, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection let it be known that violations with...

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Aug 30, 2016

199 Cases Where Toxic Agents Almost Slipped Through the Cracks

199 Cases Where Toxic Agents Almost Slipped Through the Cracks. The Federal Select Agent Program conducted their first ever annual report, discovering 199 instances where...

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Aug 15, 2016

OSHA Weighs in on Blood Collection Tubes and Recycling

OSHA Weighs in on Blood Collection Tubes and Recycling. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) oversees practices and policies that could be hazardous to...

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Aug 09, 2016

Preventing zoonotic disease transmission inside of a veterinary practice

Preventing zoonotic disease transmission. There are standards for precautions in veterinary medicine that are designed to help stop the spread of certain diseases from animals...

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