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Personal services standards

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The Personal Services Standards support the Personal Services Regulation in establishing minimum requirements for public health protection in personal service facilities and businesses. The... More ≫

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The Personal Services Standards support the Personal Services Regulation in establishing minimum requirements for public health protection in personal service facilities and businesses. The standards describe regulatory requirements and obligations, while also setting out detailed directions for equipping, operating and maintaining a safe and healthy personal services business.

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Waste management : guidelines and standards for hospitals and long term care facilities

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This document provided comprehensive guidelines and standards for waste management in hospitals and long-term care facilities in Alberta as of April 1991, referencing Alberta Health Directive... More ≫

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This document provided comprehensive guidelines and standards for waste management in hospitals and long-term care facilities in Alberta as of April 1991, referencing Alberta Health Directive D-270. It outlined procedures for waste reduction, segregation, handling, packaging, containment, storage, transportation, occupational health and safety, and final disposal, emphasising the importance of facility-specific policies and the involvement of infection control committees. The guidelines classified biomedical waste, including infectious, anatomical, chemical, radioactive, and general waste, and detailed the principles of disease transmission and the "4 R's" (Reduction, Recovery, Recycling, Reuse) approach. Staff training, documentation, and compliance with federal and provincial legislation such as the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) were mandated. The document stressed that proper waste management minimised risks to...

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