Environmental management in healthcare facilities
By: editor, Kathryn D. Wagner ; associate editors, Claude D. Rounds, Robert A. Spurgin.
Contributors: Wagner, Kathryn D.; Rounds, Claude D.; Spurgin, Robert A.
Publisher: W.B. Saunders Co.
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 499
Subjects: Health facilities -- Safety measures.; Environmental health.; Health facilities -- Waste disposal.; Medical Waste Disposal -- methods.; Health Facilities -- organization & administration.; Environmental Pollution -- prevention & control.; Hazardous Waste -- legislation.
Other titles: Environmental management
Description: CD-ROM offers rapid access to all of the most relevant federal guidelines and regulations. Presents treatment options for non-hazardous, non-radioactive wastes. Provides guidelines for the management of hazardous materials, antineoplastic and other hazardous drug waste, and low-level radioactive and laboratory waste. Explores the concerns of small facilities such as doctor or dentist offices. Discusses special issues such as water supply and wastewater discharge, indoor air quality, management of asbestos-containing materials, sharps management, and more. Addresses the management of chemical hazards, minimization of the human risk of infection, and improvement of safety. Reviews the regulations and regulatory framework that are most relevant for healthcare environmental managers.