Dispose Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.

A supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day performance of laboratory testing and adherence to laboratory procedure. Other duties include:Performing technologist or technician duties as needed, if properly licensedConducting direct supervision of technologists and technicians if required by the test or the technologist's or technician's licenseEvaluating technologists' and technicians' competency in running tests and reports resultsBeing available to all personnel to answer questions and resolve problemsEnsuring that quality control is performed and corrective action taken if necessaryScheduling tests and personnelUpdating policy manualsProviding methods to identify, access, store, transport, and dispose of specimensFollowing company policy

Do not leave test orders or test results in areas where they can be viewed by patients.Do not discuss test results or any patient information in areas where patients can overhear the conversation. Be careful not to discuss confidential information on the telephone where patients can overhear the conversation.Do not provide supplies to physician offices other than those usually provided by the laboratory. Document any supplies given to an office.Do not supply items that the office can use for testing (e.g. urine dipsticks). Do not allow offices to dispose of biohazard waste or sharps in the waste containers paid for by the laboratory.

A sharp is any object which can penetrate the skin.Examples include: Needles Scalpels Broken glass About 800,000 needlestick and sharps injuries occur in the U.S. healthcare workplace each year! It is important to handle and dispose sharps properly.

Follow this order whenever you wash your hands: Remove and dispose of gloves. Wet hands. Use liquid soap (bacteria live in soap dishes). Wash for at least 10 seconds cleaning all surfaces (including under fingernails). Don't touch faucets after washing (Don't recontaminate your hands). Dry with paper towels. Turn off faucets with paper towels.

The correct course of action if a spill or leak occurs. How to dispose of the chemical properly.

In case of a spill first, dike up the formaldehyde with absorbent pillows.Then dispose of these pillows in a sealed, formaldehyde-labeled container.Your supervisor will show you the location of these emergency spill clean-up materials or discuss alternative procedures.

After collecting the blood specimen into a syringe, properly activate the appropriate safety device, and dispose of the needle in a sharps container.Attach the syringe to a blood transfer device by twisting the needle tip into the hub of the device.Push a vacuum blood collection tube into the holder of the transfer device, and let the tube fill to the appropriate level.