Intended audience

This course is required for University personnel who package and offer untreated regulated medical and biohazardous waste for collection and shipment through a UW waste contractor for offsite decontamination and disposal. Retraining is required every three (3) years.

Description

This course teaches how to prepare regulated medical waste for collection by the University of Washington waste contractor in accordance with the Department of Transportation (DOT) requirements. The course includes hazard awareness, safety procedures, function-specific shipping preparation, and security awareness.

This course does not fulfill the required training for shipping biohazardous materials by land or air, which is covered in the Shipping Biological Substances Category B course.

Regulations and resources

UW Biohazardous Waste

UW Shipping Hazardous Materials

Code of Federal Regulations 49, Parts 100 to 185

Accommodations and language services

The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations to individuals who need them.

• To request a disability accommodation, please contact the UW Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 (V), 206-543-6452(TTY), or email at dso@uw.edu.
• To request safety training in a language other than English, please contact EH&S training at ehstrain@uw.edu and notify your supervisor. EH&S will work with you and your supervisor to arrange for interpretation or translation services.
• For other accommodation requests, please contact EH&S Training at ehstrain@uw.edu.