This course is an optional, but strongly recommended training for laboratory and research personnel who generate, handle, or dispose of regulated medical waste at Penn State.  Regulated medical waste includes lab generated waste that has been or could have been in contact with disease causing organisms or recombinant nucleic acids.  This includes cultures or stocks of disease-causing organisms including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, and items that have been in contact with human blood or other potentially infectious materials.  The format of the training is an online presentation.

LRN Online Course  Regulated Medical Waste Management Program