HAZARDOUS MATERIALS & WASTE MANAGEMENT
BIOHAZARD WASTE
Biohazard waste is any body tissue or bloody waste, such as gauze, pads, diapers, empty blood
transfusion bags, or suction canisters containing bloody drainage. It also includes all sharps.
Sharps containers must be closed when full. A sharps container is considered full when
materials placed into it reach the designated fill line or three quarters ¾ capacity of the
container.
Red bags must be handled with care, avoid touching bag against body, and assume red bag may
contain sharps in error.
The biomedical symbol shall be securely attached or permanently printed on each RED bag,
sharps container, and outer holding container, and be clearly legible.
