What is BS EN 12740 - Guidance for handling, inactivating, and testing waste about?
BS EN 12740 is a European standard that discusses the biotechnology laboratories for research, development, and analysis. BS EN 12740 outlines the guidance on methods for handling, inactivating, and testing waste-containing organisms arising from biotechnology laboratory activities and processes that ensures harmonisation in the treatment of waste containing hazardous organisms.
BS EN 12740 aims to reduce the risks arising from exposure to waste derived from laboratory-scale activities which contain organisms hazardous or potentially hazardous to humans, animals, plants or the environment. Such waste may include organisms whether as solid, liquid or gaseous by-products or effluent, together with items or equipment required to be disposed of and which may be contaminated with organisms.
Note: BS EN 12740 does not apply to other types of waste or waste from human healthcare or other medical treatment activities.
Who is BS EN 12740 - Guidance for handling, inactivating, and testing waste for?
BS EN 12740 on guidance for handling, inactivating, and testing waste is useful for:
- Personnel or staff for handling, inactivating, and testing waste
- Biotechnology, clinical, molecular biology, microbiology, and other laboratories
- Regulatory authorities
Why should you use BS EN 12740 - Guidance for handling, inactivating, and testing waste?
Guidance for handling, inactivating, and testing waste is concerned with methods to reduce the risks arising from exposure to waste derived from laboratory-scale activities that contain organisms hazardous or potentially hazardous to humans, animals, plants, or the environment.
Such waste may include organisms whether as solid, liquid, or gaseous by-products or effluent, together with items or equipment required to be disposed of and which may be contaminated with organisms.
BS EN 12740 guideline assists you with waste management, segregation of waste, waste containers, waste collection, storage of waste, selection of treatment methods, disposal methods, testing of waste treatment methods, validation of waste treatment methods, and risk management for handling, inactivating, and testing of waste generated in the biotechnological process.
With obedience and compliance to BS EN 12740, you can harmonize the treatment of waste containing hazardous organisms and minimises the risks associated with the collection, storage, packaging, intra-laboratory transport, treatment, and disposal of waste for the biotechnological process.
In addition, can minimize the associated with the collection, storage, packaging, intra-laboratory transport, treatment, and disposal of waste including effluent and those arising from the treatment for re-use or recycling of contaminated items, equipment, and materials.