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Lodi Outpatient Surgical Center F.135 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />R/R 5/11 <br />MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN <br />For the purposes of this plan the terms "infectious waste", "bio -hazardous waste" <br />and "medical waste" are synonymous. <br />This plan is for Lodi Outpatient Surgical Center located at 521 S. Ham Lane, Ste <br />F, Lodi California 95242; an Ambulatory Surgery Center. The responsible person <br />for implementation of this plan is the Administrator of the facility. Medical <br />waste tracking documents will be maintained for three years at the facility. <br />TYPES OF MEDICAL WASTE GENERATED: <br />BLOOD OR BODILY FLUIDS - Liquid blood elements or other regulated bodily fluids, <br />or articles contaminated with blood or bodily fluids. <br />SHARPS - Syringes, needles, blades, broken glass. <br />CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE - Trace amounts of chemotherapeutic waste. <br />PATHOLOGY WASTE - Recognizable human anatomical parts, human surgery specimens or <br />tissues. <br />Lodi Outpatient Surgical Center is a large quantity generator. The estimated <br />amount of medical waste is 150 lbs per month. Lodi Outpatient Surgical Center <br />does not treat any medical waste on site. ALL WASTE IS REMOVED BY A REGISTERED <br />MEDICAL WASTE HAULER AND TREATED AT AN APPROVED OFF-SITE TREATMENT FACILITY. <br />MEDICAL WASTE SEGREGATION, CONTAINMENT, LABELING, AND COLLECTION PROCEDURES: <br />Medical waste is contained separately from other wastes at the point of <br />generation. In non -patient care areas, solid waste is not to be disposed of in <br />medical waste containment devices. When cleaning patient care areas, <br />Environmental Services will place all medical wastes into RED biohazard bags <br />labeled with the words, "Biohazard Waste." These bags are to be impervious to <br />moisture and have sufficient strength to preclude ripping, tearing, or bursting <br />under normal use and handling. The biohazard bag used must be constructed of <br />material that will pass the 165 gram dropped dart impact resistance test as <br />required by Standard D 170985 of the A.S.T.M. Documentation from the manufacturer <br />of compliance with these minimum construction standards will be kept on file in <br />the Administrator's Office. All waste placed in a red bag is considered to be <br />medical waste. The bags will be tied when being prepared for transport to prevent <br />spillage in the event the bag is dumped upside down. All sharps will be placed in <br />a sharps container labeled with the words "SHARPS WASTE" or with the <br />international biohazard symbol and the word "Biohazard." <br />Sharps containers will be rigid puncture proof containers that when sealed are <br />leak resistant and not able to be reopened without great difficulty. Sharps <br />containers shall be considered "full" when they reach 2/3 capacity or the <br />manufacturer's full line. Lids on filled <br />