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Medical Document Destruction Cost: The Numbers Might Shock You
Medical document shredding is an important consideration for any medical facility. Not only does it protect a patient’s private information, but it also keeps you in compliance with all HIPAA OSHA requirements. As with many OSHA requirements, being in full compliance can save you from fines and other punitive actions against your facility.
Lead-Paint Waste Disposal Rules and Guidelines
Chances are a building contains lead paint if it was built prior to 1978. That’s 40+ years ago. And since older buildings are the logical targets of renovation & demolition, lead-paint disposal is a significant tactical challenge to contractors, remodelers, renovators, etc.
The Basics of Hand-Sanitizer Waste Disposal
People and places everywhere have been purchasing unprecedented amounts of hand sanitizer in accordance with recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). And so our country is awash in hand sanitizer, which is a hazardous waste, thus creating a problem that can only be solved with knowledgeable hazardous waste disposal.
How Do I Know If I Have Hazardous Waste or Non-Hazardous Waste?
The type of waste you generate (whether hazardous or non-hazardous) directly impacts handling, transport and disposal requirements. Because the rules vary according to the waste type (and because the generator of the waste is always liable for that waste), your very first step in any hazardous waste management plan should be determining the type of waste you have.
What Is an EPA Hazardous Waste Code?
Improper hazardous waste disposal leads to groundwater and soil contamination that negatively affects people and animals coming into contact it. Such exposure can cause serious illness, disease, and potentially death. To prevent negative impact on humans and the environment, regulations are instituted with safety in mind, and a large part of that safety component is the use of waste codes.
Capitalizing VS Expensing Environmental Remediation Costs: Where to start when you don’t know where to begin
When it comes to capitalizing vs expensing of environmental remediation costs, CPAs and JDs will commonly charge you three-digit sums per hour for their ultimate advice. So it pays to gird yourself with some knowledge and nomenclature to speed things up a bit. You don’t want to be paying for a very expensive Accounting 101 lecture.
What Is Pathological Waste, and How Do I Dispose of It?
Defined as any type of waste consisting of human or animal body parts, Pathological waste is a regulated healthcare waste stream that must be collected and disposed of in line with state and federal regulations. Learn the best practice requirements that exist in your state for compliance and cost management.
Where Can I Dispose of My Sharps Bin?
Do you know the guidelines that govern sharps disposal in your State? Improper medical waste disposal has real and dire consequences for both people and our environment so it’s essential that healthcare providers are in full compliance when handling and disposing of sharps.
The Environmental Remediation Site-Cleanup Process For Hazardous Waste Disposal
Whether you’ve determined by yourself that you have property requiring site cleanup; or some local, state, or federal authority tells you likewise; the onus is on you to get the job done legally: a process the EPA calls “environmental remediation.”
What You Need to Know about Hazardous Waste Management in Georgia
If you run a manufacturing plant or otherwise generate hazardous waste from a healthcare facility or local business in Georgia, it is imperative you know how to properly dispose of this waste appropriate. As Georgia locals, let our experts at MCF help you navigate requirements specific to the hazardous waste types your facility is generating.
What Is Biohazardous Waste?
If you work in an industry where you come in contact with patients or bodily fluids, it’s important to understand exactly what biohazardous waste is. However, it’s equally important to understand biohazardous waste regulations and the laws surrounding the handling, storage, transportation, and disposal of such material.
How does a hazardous waste profile differ?
This blog begins by reviewing the requirements of a hazardous waste profile. Then, to the extent that they differ, it compares & contrasts a hazardous waste profile from its nonhazardous waste counterpart.
