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• • l� Dignity Health. St. Joseph's Medical Center be maintained in a manner to secure the pharmaceutical waste contents from access by unauthorized individuals. Contracted Vendor Stericycle provides compliant medical waste transport barrels to each accumulation waste storage site. These barrels are either 20 gallon or 44 gallon, possessing appropriate labeling and a tight fitting lid. Sharps containers can be placed directly inside these barrels if they have a sealed gasket around the lid, otherwise they must be placed in a compliant biohazard bag within the transport barrel. The contact information of the CDPH permitted medical waste hauler company, contracted by Dignity Health St. Joseph's Medical Center, is: STERICYCLE, INC. 4135 W Swift Ave. Fresno, CA 93722 Terminal Autoclaves These are tested monthly at SJMC with a biological indicator by SJMC staff, and undergo annual calibration/verification by a third party vendor. Each autoclave load of medical waste is documented on a graph at the autoclave site. The graph notes the time and temperature with each load. SJMC Environmental Services department is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and compliance of these autoclaves. WASTE TRAINING Safety Training In addition to receiving specific training for handling medical waste, all personnel handling human medical waste must take the following safety training courses: • Bloodborne Pathogens (annually) for those handling unfixed human materials. • Medical Waste Management (every three years) for those handling regulated medical waste. At a minimum, all personnel handling medical waste must complete a SJMC Medical Waste Management training course within 90 days from the start of employment, and every three years thereafter, or as needed. All personnel handling unfixed human materials will participate in the CAL/OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard training prior to the start of employment, and annually thereafter. All training records will be kept by the education department. Terminal autoclave operators at SJMC undergo annual terminal autoclave use and safety training, which entails a documented review of site specific information. This training is coordinated and maintained by the Environmental Services management. Certification The information outlined in this medical waste management plan is complete and correct to the best of our knowledge.