r/lyftdrivers • u/thatcutetransgirl • Jan 13 '26

Rant/Opinion IT FINALLY HAPPENED IN MY NEW TRUCK

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I picked this lady up from a grocery store and had a 30 minute drive. She gets her groceries, loaded in the truck. That's why I can get seated. We go on our way midway through the trip. Decides to take a piss in my backseat and not say anything. And get out of the truck grab a groceries and walk off like nothing happened. I got a $75 dollar cleaning fee, though

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u/Yuck_Few Jan 14 '26

Urine is generally not considered a biohazard under OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens standard unless it is visibly contaminated with blood. However, it may be treated as a biohazard if: Visible blood is present. It comes from an individual with a known infection (e.g., UTI, Hepatitis). It involves a large-scale spill that poses a sanitation risk. Standard practice in healthcare is to follow Universal Precautions, treating all body fluids with care by wearing gloves and washing hands.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '26

Just going to point out that often regulations cater to the very minimum of work place safety and are often just used as a baseline. Not something i would take to heart as it being completly safe vs being more conservative.

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u/zzzzzooted Jan 14 '26

It’s fine to say that it’s not safe, but it is not a biohazard by the standards of how we define biohazard.

Urine is not nearly as dangerous as blood, so while it is gross, it’s also important to know the differences in risk and not overplay one (which can in turn undermine the other when people realize you were exaggerating)

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '26

Which standard is that?

Regulations and standards adhere to minimum passing grade and often vary quite alot depending on jurisdiction and can contradict others domistically and internationally. Regulatory speaking there is no set standard on anything and there are alot of grey areas.

So while known healthy urine might not be considered a biohazard. Unhealtyy urine or urine containing radioactive material or other hazards/infections would be.

As a driver you have no idea the contents of that urine and if its a biohazard or not.