R 325.70011 Laundry.

Rule 11. (1) Laundry that is or may be soiled with blood or other potentially infectious material or that may contain contaminated sharps shall be treated as if it were contaminated and shall be handled as little as possible with a minimum of agitation. (2) Contaminated laundry shall be bagged at the location where it was used and shall not be sorted or rinsed in areas where patients are cared for. (3) Contaminated laundry shall be placed and transported in bags or containers labeled or color-coded in accordance with R 325.70014. If laundry is wet and presents the likelihood for soaking through or leaking from the bag, it shall be placed and transported in leakproof bags. (4) An employer shall ensure that laundry workers wear protective gloves and other appropriate personal protective work clothing while handling contaminated laundry. (5) When an employer follows universal precautions in the handling of all soiled laundry, alternative labeling or color coding is sufficient if it permits all employees to recognize the containers that are required to be in compliance with universal precautions. (6) When an employer ships contaminated laundry off-site to a facility that does not use universal precautions in the handling of all laundry, the shipping employer shall use bags or containers that are labeled or color-coded in accordance with R 325.70014.