Safety measures in the laboratory

1.2 DISPOSAL OF WASTE

Can all waste substances be disposed of
into sinks?
 Disposal of waste substances

Can be Cannot be
disposed into disposed into
sinks sinks
Low concentration Solid waste, strong
substances, non- acids and alkalis,
hazardous (neutral, volatile substance,
weak acids and chemical
weak alkalis) substances
 Managing biological waste substance
• Biological waste substance: any materials that
contains or has been contaminated
by biohazardous agent.
• Examples: petri dishes, surgical wraps, culture
tubes, syringes, needles, blood vials, pipette
tips
Note:
Biohazardous agent: agent that is biological in nature,
capable of self replication, has the capacity to produce
deleterious effects upon biological organisms. Examples;
pathogens, cultured animal cells, experimental tissues
from animals, plants and etc.
SOP for the disposal of biological waste
Flow chart of SOP for disposal of
biological waste substances
Steps to handle accidents in the lab
Steps to handle accidents in the lab