Question

management & mitigation of regulated medical waste & sharps: articles contaminated with bodily fluids are regulated for handling, transport and, to an extent, disposal. they must be managed properly to prevent exposure to these substances. u.s. osha regulates how articles and waste are handled on the job. u.s. dot regulates how waste is classified, packed, labeled and transported. however, the disposal of regulated medical waste is left to the individual states. anything that could cut or pierce the skin and is contaminated with blood or opim is considered to be a sharps hazard. sharps include, but are not limited to the following: needles & syringes, lancets & auto - injectors, scalpels, razors, broken glass or plastic containers. regulated waste includes, but is not limited to the following: liquid or semi - liquid blood or other potentially infected materials (opim), contaminated porous items (rags, towels or sponges) that would release blood or opim in a liquid or semi - liquid state if compressed, items caked with dried blood or opim that are capable of releasing these materials during handling, contaminated sharps. how medical waste is disposed of is left up to the ______ states u.s. osha u.s. epa

Explanation:

Según el texto, la disposición de los desechos médicos regulados está en manos de los estados individuales de EE. UU. U.S. OSHA regula cómo se manejan los artículos y desechos en el trabajo, y U.S. DOT regula la clasificación, empaque, etiquetado y transporte de desechos, pero no la disposición. No se menciona U.S. EPA en el contexto de la disposición de desechos médicos en el texto.

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estados