Th storage place must be identifid as an infectious waste area by using the biohazard sign. Floors and walls
should be sealed or tiled to allow easy disinfection. If present, the storage room should be connected to a special
sewage system for infectious hospital wastewater. Th compacting of untreated infectious waste or waste with a
high content of blood or other body flids destined for offite disposal (for which there is a risk of spilling) is not
permitted. Sharps can be stored without problems, but other infectious waste should be kept cool or refrigerated at
a temperature preferably no higher than 3 °C to 8 °C if stored for more than a week. Unless a refrigerated storage
room is available, storage times for infectious waste (e.g. the time gap between generation and treatment) should
not exceed the following periods