(2) Requirements for the safe use and disposal of tissue(a) Personal protective equipment (PPE) Any person handling of any form of tissue is required to wear steril gloves at all times. If a significant splash hazard exists, safety goggles or glasses are required. If the tissue contains a formalin-based preservative, additional PPE or controls may be recommended or required.
(b) Preservative (fixative) Tissue must be preserved in a fixative that is free of any carcinogenic properties (i.e. formalin, formaldehyde, paraformaldehyde) if the tissue will be used or handled as part of a demonstration to minors. If a preservative is present, the chemical mixture of the preservative must be reported to the NEOMED safety office. Additional safety requirements may be applicable, particularly the tissue is preserved in a manner different than required by this rule.
(c) Waivers Educational events for minors that utilize cadaveric tissue may require waivers, permission slips or additional requirements as determined by guidelines on waivers for minors by the office of the general counsel.
(d) Request for supplies and/or disposal(i) All disposal must be coordinated through the office of environmental and occupational health and safety.(ii) To ensure proper disposal for tissue that is unrelated to an approved research project, a work order must be submitted to campus operations with the details of the event, including the following:(a) Date and time of event;(b) Date and time of pickup of tissue or sharps for disposal;(d) Responsible person for event;(e) Any supplies requested for disposal (sharps containers, tissue containers and regular trash cans for waste not otherwise regulated);(f) An indication of whether the tissue (or any related sharps) used are infectious. The infectious nature of any tissue or sharps is determined based on the following considerations:(i) Whether the sharps were used on people;(ii) Whether the tissue was deliberately infected with an infectious agent or biohazard; and(iii) Whether the tissue is human in origin.(g) An index to which any fees for disposal or containers can be charged.(iii) Disposal related to an approved research project will be subject to the appropriate safety committees and regulations in place on the NEOMED campus that govern the disposal and will be subject to separate "lab disposal" requirements.(iv) If the tissue is being purchased and utilized during an educational event provided on the Rootstown campus by a third party, the organizer of the educational event should address the appropriateness of the tissue being disposed of by the third party with the office of environmental and occupational health safety.