Decontamination definition

Decontamination means a procedure whereby health measures are taken to eliminate an infectious or toxic agent or matter on a human or animal body surface, in or on a product prepared for consumption or on other inanimate objects, including conveyances, that may constitute a public health risk;
Decontamination means the use of physical or chemical means to remove, inactivate, or destroy bloodborne pathogens on a surface or item to the point where the pathogens are no longer capable of transmitting infectious particles and the surface or item is rendered safe for handling, use, or disposal.
Decontamination means a process that attempts to remove or reduce to an acceptable level a contaminant exceeding an allowable threshold set forth in these Rules in a harvest batch or production batch.

Examples of Decontamination in a sentence

  • We provide a conditional six (6) month warranty that mould will not return to areas that we have treated (with such warranty period commencing from the date the treatment is performed to the treated areas) as part of any Mould Decontamination work that we undertake (unless excluded in writing in this Agreement).


More Definitions of Decontamination

Decontamination means the process of neutralization or removal of dangerous substances or other contaminants from regulated marijuana without changing the product type of the Regulated Marijuana.
Decontamination means rendering medical waste safe for routine handling as solid waste.
Decontamination means a type of remediation process that attempts to remove or reduce to an acceptable level a contaminant exceeding an allowable threshold set forth in these Rules in a harvest batch, provided it is not processed into a solvent-based concentrate.
Decontamination means treatment or removal of contamination by a decontamination specialist or owner of record to reduce concentrations of contaminants below the decontamination standards.
Decontamination means the use of physical or chem- ical means to remove, inactivate, or destroy bloodborne pathogens on a surface or item to the point where they are no longer capable of transmitting infectious particles and the surface or item is rendered safe for handling, use, or disposal. "Direct care staff" are the dental staff who directly pro-
Decontamination means to remove, as far as is reasonably practicable, all inanimate objects or infectious organic matter by way of sweeping, cleaning, washing, ventilating or any other process aimed at removing the contaminant;
Decontamination means the process of removing Invasive Species or materials that may contain or transmit any type of Invasive Species, by disinfection, beyond physical removal, including those not visible or very difficult to see, or other methods.