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Chemical Waste
POS 209: Use MSDS sheets to label appropriate materials
Question | Answer |
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Acute exposure | high levels of exposure over a short period |
chronic exposure | repeated exposures, generally to lower levels, over a long period |
contaminated waste | items such as gloves and patient napkins that may contain the potentially infectious body fluids of patients |
hazardous waste | waste that poses a risk to humans or to the environment |
infectious waste | waste that is capable of transmitting an infectious disease |
Material Safety Data Sheets | form that provides health and safety information regarding materials that contain chemicals |
regulated waste | infectious waste that requires special handling, neutralization, and disposal. |
toxic waste | waste that can have a poisonous effect |