2. BIOHAZARDOUS NONSHARPS WASTE NOT AUTOCLAVED BEFORE DISPOSAL:

a. Select a rigid plastic biohazardous container with lid or commercially designed biohazardous bag holder into which to place red or orange biohazardous specimen disposal bags.

i. Rigid reusable container requirements:

(1) The rigid container must be labeled on the top or side with the Universal Biohazard Symbol and the word "BIOHAZARD"

(2) The container must be disinfected on a regular basis with a CDC tuberculocidal disinfectant such as freshly made 1:10 solution of household bleach.

ii. Bag Holder Requirements: Use only with appropriately sized bags to prevent accidents as a result of ill-fitting bags.

b. Insert an adequately sized red or orange biohazardous bag (liner) into container or holder.

i. The bag must be labeled with the Universal Biohazard Symbol and the word "BIOHAZARD"

ii. The bag must indicate that it is autoclavable.

c. Do not fill container more than 3/4 full or less, based on autoclave chamber capacity.

d. Securely close bag.

e. Affix identification tag or label to bag indicating Supervisor, Laboratory or Site of Generation, identification of Contents, Date of Disposal.

f. Fill out Biohazardous Waste Form to accompany waste.

g. Transfer bag via collection container or other biohazard labeled secondary rigid container to the site of biohazardous waste collection.

h. Carefully transfer bag from rigid transport container to biohazardous bag collection bin.

i. Place Waste form in form collection box.