Question

Who is responsible for laundering or disposing of uniforms contaminated with blood or other potentially infectious materials?

Answer 1

The one responsible for the laundering as well as the disposing of the uniforms being contaminated by blood as well as the infectious materials would be the Station 4 personnel. Hope this is the right answer and will be of big help.

Answer 2

The linen or laundry personnel is responsible for disposing or laundering uniforms contaminated with blood or other infectious materials. These employees should wear protective gloves and other appropriate personal protective equipment before handling the laundry. Then, he/she must bagged the contaminated laundry and label it or use a color –coding containers so that other facility can recognize its health hazard.