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t <br />Lodi Memorial Hospital 8420-Ec3-section C2 <br />Facilities Management Page G5 of 10 <br />Environment of Care; Hazardous Materials and Wastes Management Revised: November, 2004 <br />MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES <br />employee. Procedures for final disposal of this medical waste fall into the same categories as those in <br />place within the facility itself. Tracking documents remain on file for a period not less than three years. <br />D. STORAGE OF MEDICAL WASTE <br />Medical waste is not stored longer than 7 days. Storage is provided at locations outside the facility <br />building structure and is secured within a locked, fenced, and covered area preventing unauthorized <br />access. Shelter from the elements is provided. Warning signs are in place in both English and Spanish. <br />Environmental Service Technicians relocate the collected medical waste to the designated storage areas <br />for each facility as outlined in "Transporting Collected Medical Waste" above. <br />IV. DISPOSAL <br />The Lodi Memorial Hospital organization utilizes contracted service providers to remove and dispose of medical <br />waste for all facilities. Manifest documentation is maintained in Facilities Management office. <br />All medical waste disposal service is provided by: <br />Stericycle, Inc. <br />9188 Glenoaks Blvd., Suite 300 <br />Sun Valley, CA 91352 <br />EMERGENCY RESPONSE TELEPHONE: (800) 234-0051 <br />TRANSFER STATION Permit #34-6-P <br />Stericycle, Inc. <br />11875 White Rock Road <br />Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 <br />TREATMENT SITE Permit # MWTF, #99-00043 <br />Stericycle, Inc. <br />4135 W. Swift Ave. <br />Fresno, CA 93722 <br />V. MEDICAL WASTE STERILIZATION <br />At the MAIN FACILITY only, a Mark -Costello autoclave is used for medical waste sterilization. <br />SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS <br />WASTE TYPE The only material to be sterilized in this unit shall be that which is determined to be <br />Biohazardous Waste as defined at the beginning of these guidelines <br />2. TRAINING Only employees in Facilities Management, including both Environmental Service and <br />Maintenance divisions may perform operation of the waste sterilizer unit. <br />a) All employees that are required to operate the waste sterilizer must be trained and oriented to <br />the full operation of the unit prior to initiating any operational actions. <br />b) Training will be provided and documented by Environmental Services Manager or designee. <br />c) Training documentation will remain on file. <br />