Cleaning, Decontamination, and Waste Management
Updated June 7, 2016
Information about Cleaning and Decontamination of Surfaces from Ebola Virus Disease
- Information on Cleaning and Decontamination from Ebola Virus (CDC)- includes posters 12.18.14
- Fact Sheet: Cleaning and Decontamination of Ebola on Surfaces – includes information for non-health or laboratory workers (OSHA)
- Example: Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Decontamination of an Ambulance that has Transported a Person under Investigation or Patient with Confirmed Ebola (CDC) 1.28.16
- List of Disinfectants for Use Against the Ebola Virus (EPA) 3.18.16
Environmental Infection Control- Health Care Settings
- Interim Guidance for Environmental Infection Control in Hospitals for Ebola Virus (CDC) 4.27.15
- Cleaning and Disinfecting Healthcare Environments from Ebola Virus Disease (CDC) 1.22.15
Medical Waste Management
- Updated: Ebola Virus Disease Medical Waste Management Guidelines (CDPH) 11.12.14
- Ebola-associated Waste Management (CDC) 2.12.15
- Information on the Survivability of the Ebola Virus in Medical Waste (CDC) 2.12.15
- Fact Sheet: Safe Handling, Treatment, Transport and Disposal of Ebola-Contaminated Waste (OSHA/NIOSH/EPA) 3/16
Water and Human Waste Management
- CASA Memo-Revised Consensus Recommendations for Dialogue between the Wastewater Sector and Hospitals on the Management of Wastewater Generated by Patients Infected with Ebola Virus Disease (CDPH) 1.20.15
- FAQs on Interim Guidance for Managers and Workers Handling Untreated Sewage from Suspected or Confirmed Individuals with Ebola Virus in the US (CDC) 12.16.14