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Medical Waste Management Plan <br /> Kaiser Permanente—Manteca Medical Center <br /> 1/01/15-12/31/15 <br /> (b) Storage area description with storage methods utilized,including duration and <br /> temperature,if applicable. <br /> ➢ Interim Storage Area: <br /> • Medical waste that is stored in an area prior to transfer to the designated <br /> accumulation area, as defined in Section 118310. <br /> • Shall be stored in an area that is either locked or under direction supervision or <br /> surveillance. <br /> • Intermediate storage areas shall be marked with the international biohazard symbol or <br /> the signage described in Section 118310. <br /> • These warning signs shall be readily legible from a distance of five feet. <br /> • This section does not apply to the rooms in which medical waste is generated. <br /> ➢ Designated(Main Waste)Accumulation Area: <br /> • The facility maintains a secured area for storage of medical waste pending disposal. <br /> • The storage area is marked with warnings that read in English and Spanish <br /> "Caution biohazardous Waste Storage Area—Unauthorized Persons Keep Out". <br /> • These signs are legible from a distance of at least 25 feet. <br /> (c) Onsite treatment facility description,including type of treatment utilized maximum <br /> capacity,time and temperature necessary,alternate contingency plan in case of <br /> equipment failure. <br /> • Currently do not conduct onsite treatment of medical waste. Stericycle is contracted <br /> for removal of medical waste. <br /> • The following waste are generated at our facility and are removed accordingly <br /> by: <br /> Red Ba iohazardous Stericycle <br /> Sharps(needles,syringes,blades etc.) Stericycle <br /> Pharmaceutical waste Stericycle <br /> Pathological and surgical waste Stericycle <br /> Trace Chemotherapy waste Stericycle <br /> (d) Registered Medical waste hauler <br /> • Stericycle,Inc.Reg.No. 3716 <br /> Central California <br /> 4135 W. Swift Avenue <br /> Fresno CA 93722 <br /> (209)275-0992 <br /> The alternate medical waste hauler is: <br /> • Ramos Environmental Services,Reg.No. 0518 <br /> 1515 South River rd <br /> West Sacramento,CA 95691 <br /> (916)371-5747 <br /> • Additional Waste haulers will be contacted in the event the alternate medical waste <br /> hauler is unavailable. <br /> Revised April 14,2015 <br /> Plan maintained by EVS&Safety Department <br />