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02/04/2020 at 3:32 pm #76661Terry GrimmondParticipant
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WaikatoHi all,
With volume of PPE with COVID suspected/confirmed cases, is ALL your PPE
placed in Clinical Waste bin, or to general waste if no soiling visible? Qld
Guidesays AllCOVID-19 waste*should be managed as clinical waste*.; VIC Guide
says,
*If gown is disposable and soileddispose of it with clinical waste*Kind regards, Terry
Terry Grimmond FASM, BAgrSc, GrDpAdEd
Consultant Microbiologist
Grimmond and Associates
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03/04/2020 at 8:47 am #76666Lauren CullenParticipantAuthor:
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Hi Terry
All of our waste for suspected/confirmed cases of COVID-19 is being managed as clinical waste
Thanks LaurenLauren Cullen
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Knox Private Hospital & Bellbird Private Hospital
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Subject: [ACIPC_Infexion_Connexion] PPE disposal – what’s your policy?Hi all,
With volume of PPE with COVID suspected/confirmed cases, is ALL your PPE placed in Clinical Waste bin, or to general waste if no soiling visible? Qld Guide says AllCOVID-19 wasteshould be managed as clinical waste.; VIC Guide says, If gown is disposable and soileddispose of it with clinical wasteKind regards, Terry
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Grimmond and Associates
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