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Old 03-07-2015, 03:49 PM   #26
Janet Rosen
 
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Re: Blood on the mat

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Katherine Derbyshire wrote: View Post
If you have students who are generating sharps on a regular basis -- diabetics testing blood sugar, for instance -- getting a sharps disposal container would be a polite safety measure for whoever empties your trash.

Otherwise, meh. What do you do with soiled bandaids and such at home? If your dojo is generating enough volume to have real biological waste disposal concerns, you might need to re-examine your teaching protocols...

Katherine
Students should have no need to generate sharps at the dojo in any quantity.
You are also right there should be no need for a dojo to routinely put things on level of biowaste hazard.

FWIW, our protocol for our clients who inject is I have them use an empty bleach container - they are incredibly puncture resistant - and when it is full I tape it shut with red tape and mark it and bring it to our local dump - er, county waste management facility - for appropriate disposal. I have a feeling some simply seal the bleach containers, bag em and throw them away.

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