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f <br /> AML <br /> MEDPARTNERS NO: <br /> MULLIIUN MEDICAL CENTER-EATON <br /> GENERAL POLICY PAGE: 2 OF 3 <br /> SUBJECT: MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN DATE: August 18, 1997 <br /> 7. Any empty containers, tubing, or disposable mixing surfaces contaminated with trace amounts <br /> of chemotherapeutic solutions will be disposed in designated chemotherapeutic waste <br /> containers and carried per policy to the medical waste storage area. Empty will be defined <br /> according to section 25050.5 (g)2, "if material was pourable, no material can be poured or <br /> drained from the container or liner when held in any orientation...if material is not pourable, <br /> no material or waste remains in the container or liner that can be feasibly removed by <br /> scraping." Allowable waste will be placed in a medical waste area for collection and disposal <br /> by our current medical waste hauler(see appendix). Any"pourable" remains must be disposed <br /> of separately as"hazardous waste". Please contact a member of the Safety Committee for <br /> assistance. <br /> 8. The medical waste storage area is kept locked at all times and has a prominent warning sign in <br /> English—"Caution-Biohazardous Waste Storage Area-Unauthorized Persons Keep Out", <br /> and in Spanish- "Ciudado -Zona de Residuos-Biologicos Peligrosos -Prohibida la Entrada <br /> a Personas no Autorizadas". This area shall be kept clean at all times. <br /> 9. Medical waste will be collected as often as necessary and no less frequently than once a week. <br /> See appendix for the name of the collecting and treating company. <br /> 10. Upon collection the medical waste hauler will leave a receipt that records the number, type, <br /> and tracking identification for the medical waste received. These tracking documents will be <br /> kept with certifications of destruction supplied periodically by the treating facility. All <br /> documents will be kept on site for a minimum of three years. <br /> 11. Medical waste mixed with hazardous chemical waste will be disposed as hazardous waste in <br /> compliance with state and federal regulations. <br /> 12. All employees will be oriented to the proper handling of medical waste upon hiring and during <br /> reorientation or in a department specific in-service. <br /> 13. The Department of Health Services will be notified if the Medical Waste Management plan is <br /> altered or discontinued. <br /> BLOOD/BODY FLUID SPILL RESPONSE: <br /> In the event of a blood/body fluid spill disposable protective equipment (gloves, gown, goggles, <br /> and mask)will be worn. The spill area will be cleaned and covered with an approved disinfectant <br /> for a minimum contact time of three minutes. All disinfectants are approved for use by the Safety <br /> Committee and comply with section 25084 (b). The current approved disinfectant is listed in the <br />