January 2020 Waste Management Training: Roche Diagnostics Int. Best Practices for Waste Handling

During the January 2020 waste management ECHO session Joni Zurawinski, Sr. Project Manager, Virology and Systems, in the EMEA LATAM region for Roche Molecular Diagnostics and Kevin Gara, Chief Product Stewardship Officer for the Roche Group’s corporate Safety, Security, Health and Environmental Protection Department, presented about experiences, expertise and advice on waste handling. They spoke about end-of-life management of Roche equipment in the field, proportions of hazardous components in their products, and how they can be safely disposed of. They proposed several solutions to help manage waste, including the development of a waste volume calculator, waste management vendor checklist, and more.
In collaboration with the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) and the LabCoP community, the CDC International Laboratory Branch (ILB) offers this healthcare and laboratory waste management distance learning opportunity. These sessions cover critical issues of waste management with particular focus on viral load waste products, and are relevant to laboratorians, laboratory safety managers, biosafety officers, waste management and environmental protection personnel, quality assurance personnel, and healthcare workers.