Broken glass procedures in place (including blood tubes)

Corrective actions:

Non-hazardous broken glass: Container should be labeled “Broken Glass Only’ and will be picked up by MSU custodial services during their routine trash disposal.
Biohazardous broken glass should be placed in sharps containers and must be disposed of via the MSU EHS as hazardous waste.
Broken glass contaminated with hazardous chemicals should go in a cardboard box or plastic container with a lid, labeled “Hazardous Waste” and “Caution Broken Glass” with a waste tag attached.
To request pickup fill out a Hazardous Waste Pickup Request on the EHS Safety Portal.

Broken glassware must be removed by mechanical means such as a brush and dustpan, tongs, or forceps while wearing gloves.

Separate containers must be used for hazardous (e.g., contaminated with human blood or hazardous chemicals) and non-hazardous broken glass.

Plasticware should be substituted for glassware whenever possible.

BMBL 6th ed. HHS Publication No. (CDC) 300859
NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules. April 2019
MSU Biosafety and Security Manual
MSU Bloodborne Exposure Control Plan
MSU Chemical Hygiene Plan 2.4 (c)
MSU Waste Disposal Guidance