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'P 4DUR <br />pOLICY AND ROCE <br />000tors Infection Control <br />Hmpffal �gU_SJECT Infectious Waste Management <br />RAGE OF <br />Ladl 4 <br />NOV 3 <br />-',,j.i.NTALHEA1_TH Lfate 5�89 <br />VIES <br />7. Follow procedure for cleaning contaminated spills. <br />8. Dispose of all pathologic, microbilogic, and body specimens as <br />infectious waste. <br />9. Wash your hands immediately upon completion of an assignment or <br />before going to your next assigned area. <br />I <br />INFECTIOUS i•.. SPILLS <br />Procedure <br />1. Place CAUTION signs around area of spillage to prevent walking <br />through or spreading.contamination to other areas. <br />24 Wear protective clothing--OLOVES and COVER GOWN. <br />3. Have someone assist you: <br />a. one person to hold -bag to prevent outside bag from becoming <br />contaminated. <br />b. One person to pick*up infectious waste. <br />4. Use long handled dust pan and plastic bristle broom to pick up <br />infectious waste. <br />Place infectious waste into RED printed "INFECTIOUS WASTE" bag <br />(held by an assistant). Use CAUTION in dumping waste to prevent <br />contaminating outside of bag. <br />6. Tie bag and place inside of second infectious waste RED bag for <br />transportation to infectious disposal area. <br />7. Wet mop entire area when spillage occurred with germicide <br />disinfectant solution. BE sure enough solution is placed on floor <br />(for floor to remain wet for three to five minutes) to insure <br />complete bacterial kill. <br />8. - Spills on carpeted areas --follow steps 1 through 6. To clean <br />carpet after waste -has been picked up, use carpet soil extractor <br />with a solution with DETERGENT GERMICIDE DISINFECTANT. <br />9. Place dust pan and broom I infectious bag, tie off.bag, and <br />take all equipment to nearest closet of housekeeping storage. <br />10. Remove mop head, place in Red infectious waste bag, tie off, place <br />in second Red infectious waste bag, take to soiled linen room, <br />place in soiled mop.container for transportation to soiled linen <br />storage area. <br />filename: Waste.man <br />A <br />