Department of Health
Florida Department of Health Chapter 64 E-16 requires ALL
generators, transporters, transfer and treatment facilities to comply with the following requirements:
DOH requirements:
- Annual and refresher training for ALL employees who handle, treat, store or transfer biomedical waste
- Maintain a written operating plan
- Maintain training records and waste receipts for 3 years
- Maintain a contract with a registered biomedical waste transporter
- Properly package, segregate, handle and store biomedical waste generated at your facility
Biomed offers in person, online and live web training to keep your facility DOH compliant
To schedule our IN PERSON or LIVE WEB training:
- Select the type of training you would like to purchase (DOH only or or OSHA/HIPAA/DOH combo training)
- Select the number of employees attending the training
- Click on the Schedule training option, complete the check out page and choose a date and time that is convenient for your facility (we will send an email to confirm)
To schedule ONLINE training courses
- Select the ONLINE training course you would like to purchase
- Select the number of links/employees required
- Once you have purchased one of our online training courses and the payment is processed, a link to the training is immediately sent to the email provided - and begin the course at anytime
- If you are purchasing 5 or more links, email the following information in an Excel spread sheet:
- Employee name
- Employee email address
- Job title
- Once this information is received, all employees are sent a link and enrolled in our course(s)
- Begin the course at anytime
Our Biomedical Waste Management training covers:
Definition & Identification
Segregation
Storage & Containment
Labeling
Transportation
Decontamination of Biomedical Waste Spills
Contingency Plan
Documentation & Recordkeeping
Treatment
Biomed can develop a customized DOH Manual for your facility
- It includes a written operating plan (required by 64E-16 FAC)
- Customized forms
Here's how it works
- Once you've made your purchase, you will receive an email with a questionnaire
- Complete and return the questionnaire or schedule an appointment to receive assistance to complete the questionnaire (Time will vary depending on the size of the facility)
- Once Biomed has receive your completed questionnaire, we will begin to develop your personalized manual
- Manuals are mailed within 7-14 days
- An email will be sent requesting a date and time for a phone session with the administrator or designee to highlight key areas of the manual (between 15 min - 1 hour depending on the size of the facility)
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