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Which of the following is classified as REGULATED (biohazardous) waste?
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Correct answer: C. Scalpel blade
✓ C) Scalpel blade is correct.
Regulated waste = items contaminated with blood or potentially infectious materials that require special disposal. Scalpel blades are sharps contaminated with blood → regulated waste, requires sharps container. A saliva ejector tip that only contacted saliva (no blood) is general waste. Items soaked in blood or surgical materials with blood are regulated waste. EPA/OSHA defines regulated waste as liquid/semi-liquid blood, contaminated sharps, pathological waste, and microbiological waste.
Regulated waste = items contaminated with blood or potentially infectious materials that require special disposal. Scalpel blades are sharps contaminated with blood → regulated waste, requires sharps container. A saliva ejector tip that only contacted saliva (no blood) is general waste. Items soaked in blood or surgical materials with blood are regulated waste. EPA/OSHA defines regulated waste as liquid/semi-liquid blood, contaminated sharps, pathological waste, and microbiological waste.
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