Clinical Waste - this term has been used to describe those wastes produced from health care and similar activities that pose a risk of infection or may prove hazardous i.e.
(a) Any waste which consists wholly or partly of human or animal tissue, blood or other bodily fluids (urine, faeces, semen, sputum, saliva, leakage from wounds), excretions, drugs or other pharmaceutical products, swabs or dressings, syringes, needles or other sharp instruments, being waste which unless rendered safe may prove hazardous to any person coming into contact with it; and
(b) Any other waste arising from medical, nursing, dental, veterinary, pharmaceutical or similar practice, investigation, treatment, care, teaching or research, or the collection of blood for transfusion, being waste which may cause infection to any person coming into contact with it. (The Controlled Waste Regulations 1992).
PPE – personal protective equipment for example, disposable gloves and aprons.
SHE unit – safety, health and environment unit based in Shire Hall.
