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 anything that could cut or pierce the skin and is contaminated with blood or opim is considered to be a ______________ hazard. sharps, liquid, serum

Explanation:

El texto en la imagen especifica que cualquier cosa que pueda cortar o perforar la piel y esté contaminada con sangre u OPIM se considera un peligro de objetos filosos.

Answer:

sharps