Infectious Medical Waste Related Web Sites
This page contains links to external agencies. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Public Health Sanitation Division is not responsible for the content of the following sites.
Exposure Response Information
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Antiretroviral Drug Use Guidelines for HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents
- Antiretroviral Drug Use Guidelines for Pregnant HIV-1-Infected Women
- Bloodborne Pathogens Worker Protection site
- Emergency Needlestick Information
- National Clinicians' Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline
- West Virginia Needlestick Injury Prevention Program
Infectious Medical Waste Information
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Bloodborne Infectious Diseases - A great information resource
- Safer Medical Devices Implementation in Health Care Facilities: Sharing Lessons Learned
- Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program
- Healthcare Environmental Resource Center - by Hospitals for a Healthy Environment
- Regulated Medical Waste Overview
- Infection Control Today Magazine Online
- Comparison of Commonly Used Surface Disinfectants
- STAATT Technical Assistance Manual - State Regulatory Oversight of Medical Waste Treatment Technologies
- U. S. Department of Labor (DOL)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Bloodborne Pathogen & Needlestick Information Resources
- Federal Motor Carrier Administration
- U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Waste Home Web Page
- U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
West Virginia Sites