What must the inner bag of contaminated laundry be?

What must the inner bag of contaminated laundry be?

• A. Hot Water Soluble
• B. Heat sealed
• C. Biohazard marked
• D. Clear plastic

Answer: (A)

Contaminated laundry is handled in a way that minimizes the chance of exposure during transport and washing. The inner bag is designed to dissolve in hot water, so as soon as the laundry enters the wash cycle, the bag breaks down and releases its contents into the washing process. This reduces the need for handling or removing a bag that could leak or puncture, and it helps ensure that decontamination occurs with the laundry itself rather than with a bag that could harbor contaminants. Other options don’t fit as well because a heat-sealed bag would stay intact and might require tearing or puncturing to access the contents, increasing exposure risk; a biohazard label is important for identifying hazards but does not describe a bag’s physical behavior during washing; clear plastic offers no containment advantage and would not prevent leakage.

Contaminated laundry is handled in a way that minimizes the chance of exposure during transport and washing. The inner bag is designed to dissolve in hot water, so as soon as the laundry enters the wash cycle, the bag breaks down and releases its contents into the washing process. This reduces the need for handling or removing a bag that could leak or puncture, and it helps ensure that decontamination occurs with the laundry itself rather than with a bag that could harbor contaminants.

Other options don’t fit as well because a heat-sealed bag would stay intact and might require tearing or puncturing to access the contents, increasing exposure risk; a biohazard label is important for identifying hazards but does not describe a bag’s physical behavior during washing; clear plastic offers no containment advantage and would not prevent leakage.