Guest guest Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Orange bag is for low risk healthcare (clinical) waste eg. gloves, aprons masks, dressings, swabs Yellow bag is for high risk healthcare (clinical) waste eg. teeth without amalgam fillings, used & unused sharps highly infectious waste or infected blood Red bag is for particular special waste eg. mercury, amalgam, extracted teeth with amlagam fillings & any other chemical waste On 3 September 2010 21:36, Farid <nancyfarid@...> wrote: so what's the difference then? why are they different colours? From: Nituna Agarwal <nituna.agarwal@...> Sent: Fri, September 3, 2010 9:09:26 PMSubject: Re: waste disposal both yellow and orange bags are for clinical waste which will be incinerated. On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 9:04 PM, <nancyfarid@...> wrote: can someone please give me examples on what goes in the yellow bag, and what goes in the orange bag.many thanksnancy -- Regards,Dr Hufrish Taraporewala, BDSCosmetic Dentist & Sr. Health Communications Consultant, ORION PR Public Relations Consultant, Mickey Mehta's HEALTH BEYOND FITNESSMobile No: 07817 311906Web-site: www.drhufrish.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Isn't there a separate disposal for mercury,sharps,and used amalgam waste? On 6 Sep 2010 14:15, " Dr Hufrish " <drhufrish@...> wrote: Orange bag is for low risk healthcare (clinical) waste eg. gloves, aprons masks, dressings, swabs Yellow bag is for high risk healthcare (clinical) waste eg. teeth without amalgam fillings, used & unused sharps highly infectious waste or infected blood Red bag is for particular special waste eg. mercury, amalgam, extracted teeth with amlagam fillings & any other chemical waste On 3 September 2010 21:36, Farid <nancyfarid@...> wrote: >> >> so what's the di...-- Regards,Dr Hufrish Taraporewala, BDSCosmetic Dentist & Sr. Health Communications Consultant, ORION PR Public Relations Consultant, Mickey Mehta's HEALTH BEYOND FITNESSMobile No: 07817 311906Web-site: www.drhufrish.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 That is correct...there are separate containers for all of the aboveAmalgam/mercury is disposed of in a white container, not a bag...teeth containing amalgam fillings are also placed in this containerSharps are disposed of in yellow box/container labelled sharps------------------From: Nituna Agarwal <nituna.agarwal@...>Sender: Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 15:22:40 +0100< >Reply Subject: Re: waste disposal Isn't there a separate disposal for mercury,sharps,and used amalgam waste?On 6 Sep 2010 14:15, " Dr Hufrish " <drhufrish@...> wrote: Orange bag is for low risk healthcare (clinical) waste eg. gloves, aprons masks, dressings, swabsYellow bag is for high risk healthcare (clinical) waste eg. teeth without amalgam fillings, used & unused sharps highly infectious waste or infected bloodRed bag is for particular special waste eg. mercury, amalgam, extracted teeth with amlagam fillings & any other chemical waste On 3 September 2010 21:36, Farid <nancyfarid@...> wrote:>> >> so what's the di...-- Regards,Dr Hufrish Taraporewala, BDSCosmetic Dentist & Sr. Health Communications Consultant, ORION PRPublic Relations Consultant, Mickey Mehta's HEALTH BEYOND FITNESSMobile No: 07817 311906Web-site: www.drhufrish.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 If HTM 01-05 says that syringes contaminated with medicines go in the yellow sharps bin, does that apply in the im injection OSCE? Regards, Larisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 can u please tell me what is HTM 01-05and where can i find itmany thanks in advancejamesOn Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 7:33 PM, larisa_merlas <larisa_merlas@...> wrote: If HTM 01-05 says that syringes contaminated with medicines go in the yellow sharps bin, does that apply in the im injection OSCE? Regards, Larisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 Here's the link :http://www.pcc.nhs.uk/htm-01-05-decontamination-in-dental-practice--- On Thu, 9/9/10, chacko james <chackojames55@...> wrote:From: chacko james <chackojames55@...>Subject: Re: waste disposal Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010, 2:17 AM can u please tell me what is HTM 01-05and where can i find itmany thanks in advancejamesOn Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 7:33 PM, larisa_merlas <larisa_merlas@...> wrote: If HTM 01-05 says that syringes contaminated with medicines go in the yellow sharps bin, does that apply in the im injection OSCE? Regards, Larisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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