(Learning about USP Chapter <800> in 10 minutes a week.)

16. SPILL CONTROL

• All involved personnel MUST be properly trained in:
  • Spill management, and
  • Use of PPE and NIOSH-certified respirators
• Spills MUST be contained and cleaned immediately
• Qualified personnel MUST be available at all times when HDs are being handled
• Spill kits MUST be readily available
• If HDs are used in a non-routine area, a spill kit and respirator MUST be available
• All spill materials MUST be disposed of as hazardous waste
• Activities related to spills MUST be documented
• Exposed personnel MUST receive immediate evaluation
• Exposed non-employees SHOULD follow entity policy
• Proper SOPs MUST be developed and implemented

17. DOCUMENTATION AND STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES

• SOPs MUST be maintained for safe handling HDs for all situations
• SOPs MUST be reviewed at least every 12 months by the DESIGNATED PERSON, and the review documented
• Revised SOPs MUST be communicated to all involved personnel
• SOPs for handling HDs SHOULD include:
  • Hazard communication program
  • Occupational safety program
  • Designation of HD areas
  • Receipt
  • Storage
  • Compounding
  • Use and maintenance of proper engineering controls
  • Hand hygiene and use of PPE based on activity
  • Deactivation, decontamination, cleaning, and disinfection
  • Dispensing
  • Transport
  • Administering
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Disposal
  • Spill control
  • Medical surveillance
• Training MUST be documented according to OSHA standards and other applicable laws and regulations

QUESTIONS

For a full list of questions for which we are awaiting answers from USP, please go to: http://www.ijpc.com/USP800Questions

We will announce when the answers have been received and posted.

Loyd V. Allen, Jr., PhD, RPh
Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding
Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy Twenty-second edition

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