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0 <br />If yes, describe the type of pharmaceutical waste (expired, spent, partials, patient returns): <br />And estimate the monthly amount of pharmaceutical waste generated at your facility: <br />2. Estimate the monthly amount of medical waste (excluding waste pharmaceuticals) generated at your <br />facility:3801b <br />3. Describe the medical waste handling procedures utilized by and applicable to your facility, including, <br />but not limited to the following: <br />a. Onsite location and method for segregation, containment, packaging, labeling and collection, <br />including pharmaceutical waste: Red sharps containers labeled for biohazard use are located <br />throughout the facility for the collection of sharps. Red biohazard liners are used for the <br />collection of isolation/infectious waste. Blue& white containers labeled for pharmaceutical waste <br />are located throughout the facility for the collection of pharmaceutical waste. Yellow containers <br />labeled for chemo therapy are distributed through the pharmacy when chemotherapy is being <br />used. Sharps and pharmaceutical containers are closed and locked when ready for transport. Red <br />liners are tied off. Red liners are transported in locked rigid containers marked for biohazard <br />transport to the hospital trash compound. Sharps pharmaceutical and trace chemo containers are <br />collected and transported to the loading dock. Pathology waste is stored in red containers with <br />lids that are labeled for Pathology waste. These containers are kept in the lab. <br />b. Storage area description with storage methods utilized for each waste stream including any <br />pharmaceutical waste: Red liners are placed in barrels with lids for transport away from the <br />hospital at the hospital trash compound. Sharps and pharmaceutical containers arte secured in a <br />locked room located in the housekeeping basement area. Trace chemo containers are secured in a <br />locked room at the dock until ready for pick up. Pathology waste containers are stored in the lab <br />and picked up at the location. <br />c. If medical waste is treated onsite, describe the treatment facility including type of treatment <br />utilized, maximum capacity, time and temperature necessary, alternate contingency plan in case <br />of equipment failure, etc.: <br />EHD 45-03 6 <br />2015 <br />