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Laboratory Glass Policy

Purpose:

To establish a policy for the safe handling of laboratory glass by janitorial personnel.

Policies and Procedures:

  1. Laboratories that need disposable glass receptacles will receive a burgundy ten or twenty gallon barrel. This barrel will have a liner and a lid, and will be labeled "Disposable Laboratory Glass Only". These containers are for clean broken or unwanted glass ONLY. Types of glass to be included are:
    • Broken and unwanted glass and Pyrex lab ware
    • Empty, rinsed glass chemical bottles
    • Light bulbs
  2. EHS will pick up infectious waste generators materials. Under no circumstances should pipettes, test tubes, microscope slides, petri dishes, or other infectious waste be placed in the burgundy glass barrels. "Sharps" (i.e. needles, syringes, scalpel blades, Pasteur pipettes, broken glass containment with viable microorganisms) should always be disposed of in an approved, puncture resistant sharps container and never in the burgundy glass barrels.
  3. Glass should not be placed in regular domestic trash receptacles. If, at any time, glass is found in the regular trash receptacles, the janitorial staff will NOT remove it. Environmental Health and Safety will be notified, and the occupant will be responsible for its removal. The janitorial staff in the area should be contacted if additional barrels are needed. EHS should be contacted with any questions regarding the infectious waste disposal procedure.

Date of Policy:

April 8, 1991