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LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL <br />HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />CNITIATED: O,8 <br />6. on-site incineration is presently used by a great many E <br />hospitals, but the efficiency of these incinerators has <br />seldom been proven. An analysis of incinerator operating <br />parameters should be made to assess the ability of -the <br />incinerator to destroy pathogens. New incinerators should 1, <br />designed to operate at high temperatures with adequate <br />retention time. LMH does not use incineration. I <br />7. If infectious wastes are sterilized on-site through <br />autoclaving or other means, they may enter the general <br />hospital refuse stream. These treated wastes should not be <br />packaged in "red bags" since landfill workers cannot <br />distinguish them from untreated "red bags". <br />IC-WASTE.IFAS <br />E9 <br />