Designated Work Area
Antineoplastic use labs should provide a “Designated work area”. Any area where antineoplastic agents are stored or manipulated should be defined and communicated to other lab staff. The intent of a designated work area is to inform others about the hazardous drug work so they can avoid the area if they are not fully trained. Communicate with other lab members about the antineoplastic drug work so they understand its hazards and use precautions near the area where hazardous agents are being handled.
The use of a full face piece respirator with appropriate chemical cartridge is strongly recommended for handling large spills of hazardous drugs including hazardous drug solutions reconstituted in aqueous-organic solvent mixture or intravenous (IV) solutions. If half/full face respirators are used, cartridges should be replaced as per manufacturer recommendations.