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SAN JOAOUIN <br />Department of <br />HOUSEKEEPING <br />Page of <br />1 2 <br />GENERAL HOSPITAL <br />Revised: <br />Policy/Procedure No <br />Effective Date <br />Date Replaces <br />7.56 <br />1/83 <br />Title of Policy/Procedure <br />_ <br />PROCEDURE - COLLECTION AND <br />DISPOSAL OF INFECTIOUS WASTE <br />1. All patient -related waste in the following areas will be considered infectious: <br />a. Emergency • ., r <br />• Dialysis <br />Intensivec. Surgery <br />d. Care Unit <br />Labore. Delivery <br />f. Isolation Patient Waste <br />2. Use covered hamper stand with red decal printed "Infectious Waste". <br />3. Use red printed "Infectious Waste" .: <br />4. To assemble hamper stand: <br />a. • . metal »'r. <br />b, Place bottom bag support inside bottom of frame with vertical edges of support <br />resting on } <br />c. Place red printed bag on frame. Bottom of bag should touch bag support. Bag <br />fits tightly a will stretch over i r <br />•: Attach I • •"Infectiousdecal on attachmentbar by placing <br />tension clips on bar and pushing down on top to snap on. <br />5. Keep "Infectious Waste" hampers in soiled utility areas and outside of isolation <br />rooms. Open hamper stand by use of foot pedal. <br />*Note - Housekeeping maintains stock of Infectious Waste hamper stands. Nursing <br />is responsible to notify Housekeeping when an Infectious Waste hamper stand is <br />required for an isolation room. <br />11. <br />P1.T • collect infectiousfrom isolation room: <br />hampera. All isolation & patient's trash receptacles shall be lined with small red bag. <br />b. Roll a to just outside of door of • •room. <br />Personc. <br />and ties each bag with a double knot. <br />d. Small red bags are placed inside hamper just outside door. <br />e. Return "Infectious Waste" covered hamper to hallway outside of isolation room. <br />7. To collect Infectious Waste from non -isolation areas (i.e. - soiled dressings) . <br />-'. Place infectiouswaste - - bag a tie each with a double <br />x <br />b. Place small <br />.•"Infectioushamper • -. utility area. <br />n. J11 f / 'i . 11 d f. <br />Reviewed: r <br />1/ <br />- <br />d r p .k <br />Revised: <br />"'A <br />