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Policy <br />A. Environmental handling and storage of Chemotherapeutic Agents, <br />medications, and Linen deemed to be soiled with chemotherapeutic <br />agents. <br />II. Purpose: <br />A. The purpose of this policy is to provide the general procedures for <br />handling, storage, and disposing of Chemotherapeutic agents, <br />medications, and linen which have been determined to be hazardous <br />based on State and Federal environmental protection regulations or have <br />been determined to possess equivalent hazardous qualities to those that <br />are regulated. <br />Ill. Applicability <br />A. This policy is applicable to medications and chemicals classified by Sate <br />and Federal environmental laws as hazardous wastes which are generally <br />alluded to as "RCRA-regulated" waste in reference to the Resource <br />Conservation and Recovery Act. Certain drugs possess properties that <br />cause them to be RCRA-regulated hazardous waste when they are <br />disposed. They become wastes when they are either spent (i.e., a partially <br />full IV tube/bag, left over dosages, etc.) or are intended to be thrown away <br />(i.e., unused but expired. Some chemotherapy agents qualify as RCRA- <br />regulated hazardous waste while all other chemotherapy agents have <br />been determined to be RCRA equivalent waste. Therefore, all waste <br />chemotherapy agents and residue will be managed in the same <br />manner under this policy. <br />Any trained personnel who may come in contact with any material classify <br />as RCRA or chemotherapeutic agent; Registered Nurse, Licensed <br />Vocational Nurse, Nurse Assistance, and Environmental Services Aide <br />Sutter Tracy Community Hospital <br />Environmental Services DepartmentIr— <br />POLICY AND PROCEDURE Kt:kJL--'v <br />Index No: ES 81.20.00-B <br />N®v2 9 Z010 <br />Title: Chemotherapy- Handling, Storage & Disposal of waste and linen EWRONMENTAL <br />Submitted By: Hawa Suah, Manager, Approved By: <br />Environmental Services Departme t I <br />V'EALV <br />Date Adopted: 5/13/2010 <br />Date Reviewed: 11/20/10 <br />Date Revised: <br />11/19/10 <br />Policy <br />A. Environmental handling and storage of Chemotherapeutic Agents, <br />medications, and Linen deemed to be soiled with chemotherapeutic <br />agents. <br />II. Purpose: <br />A. The purpose of this policy is to provide the general procedures for <br />handling, storage, and disposing of Chemotherapeutic agents, <br />medications, and linen which have been determined to be hazardous <br />based on State and Federal environmental protection regulations or have <br />been determined to possess equivalent hazardous qualities to those that <br />are regulated. <br />Ill. Applicability <br />A. This policy is applicable to medications and chemicals classified by Sate <br />and Federal environmental laws as hazardous wastes which are generally <br />alluded to as "RCRA-regulated" waste in reference to the Resource <br />Conservation and Recovery Act. Certain drugs possess properties that <br />cause them to be RCRA-regulated hazardous waste when they are <br />disposed. They become wastes when they are either spent (i.e., a partially <br />full IV tube/bag, left over dosages, etc.) or are intended to be thrown away <br />(i.e., unused but expired. Some chemotherapy agents qualify as RCRA- <br />regulated hazardous waste while all other chemotherapy agents have <br />been determined to be RCRA equivalent waste. Therefore, all waste <br />chemotherapy agents and residue will be managed in the same <br />manner under this policy. <br />Any trained personnel who may come in contact with any material classify <br />as RCRA or chemotherapeutic agent; Registered Nurse, Licensed <br />Vocational Nurse, Nurse Assistance, and Environmental Services Aide <br />