Hospitals and the hazard communication standard.
The previous three articles in this four-part series introduced the need for hazardous waste management in hospitals, the regulatory background, insights for determining which hospital waste streams are hazardous or infectious, and practical aspects of hazardous waste management for hospitals. In this final article in the series, the author focuses on the requirements of the federal Hazard Communication Standard, its relationship with state and local "right to know" laws, and actions a hospital should take to institute a hazard communication program.
D000056:Accident Prevention; D003142:Communication / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008506:Medical Waste; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States; D014866:Waste Products