Guidelines, Policies and Regulations

Guidelines and policies on safe handling of hazardous drugs.

Workers may be exposed to a hazardous drug at many points during its manufacture, transport, distribution, receipt, storage, preparation, and administration, as well as during waste handling and equipment maintenance and repair. These information provide recommendations for the safe handling of hazardous drugs.

EPA Final Rule: Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals and Amendment to the P075 Listing for Nicotine (Effective Date: 8/21/2019)

ASHP Summary of Changes for Healthcare Facilities in the EPA Final Rule

ASHP Guidelines on Handling Hazardous Drugs (includes section on containment and disposal)

ASHP Policy 0903: Pharmaceutical Waste

ASHP Policy 0614: Safe Disposal of Patients’ Home Medications

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Statute, Regulations & Enforcement

NIOSH Alert: Preventing Occupational Exposure to Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Health Care Settings - NIOSH Publication No. 2004-165 (revised hazardous drug list below)

NIOSH List of Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings, 2016