Labeling is not required for:
- Containers of blood, blood components, and blood products bearing an FDA-required label that have been released for transfusion or other clinical uses;
- Individual containers of blood or OPIM that are placed in secondary labeled containers during storage, transport, shipment, or disposal;
- Specimen containers, if the facility uses Universal Precautions when handling all specimens, the containers are recognizable as containing specimens, and the containers remain within the facility;
- Laundry bags or containers containing contaminated laundry may be marked with an alternative label or color-coded provided the facility uses Universal Precautions for handling all soiled laundry, and the alternative marking permits all employees to recognize the containers as requiring compliance with Universal Precautions. If contaminated laundry is sent off-site for cleaning to a facility which does not use Universal Precautions in the handling of all soiled laundry, it must be placed in a bag or container which is red in color or labeled with the biohazard label described above; and
- Regulated waste that has been decontaminated.
October 2018
Tags: OSHA, Communication of Hazards to Employees
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