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• • <br /> Medical Waste Management Plan <br /> Kaiser Permanente—Manteca Medical Center <br /> 1/01/17-12/31/17 <br /> (i) Describe training provided to staff regarding handling,storage,disposal,and record <br /> keeping of all medical waste,including pharmaceutical waste: <br /> • Training is provided to staff on annual basis. <br /> • Training modules are on the topics of DOT(general awareness-safety& <br /> security/Regulated Medical Waste Function Specific/Infectious Material Function <br /> Specific),Waste Segregation&Disposal,and Spill Response. <br /> 0) Describe your medical waste emergency action plan,including procedures for handling <br /> spills,exposures,equipment failures,etc. <br /> The purpose of the Kaiser Permanente Manteca Hospital waste emergency action plan is to <br /> assure that all medical waste is properly handled to eliminate exposure to the public of <br /> possible disease causing agents which may be present in this type of waste.To minimize the <br /> human contact with potentially infectious materials,waste devices and instruments by <br /> ensuring the safe packaging, storage,treatment and disposal of medical waste. <br /> • All spills are to be reported to the Safety Department. <br /> • Spills must be cleaned up immediately by a properly trained person using appropriate <br /> personal protective equipment in relation to the spill. <br /> • Spills are cleaned according to Policy: Spill Management-Hazardous Materials <br /> /Waste. <br /> • In the event of an employee exposure,the employee shall immediately be evaluated <br /> at the Employee Health Services or the Emergency Department. <br /> I c i ormation provided within this document is complete and accurate: <br /> E 'ronmental ervices Director Date / <br /> Support Service Administrator Date <br /> *Send updated plans to local County Environmental Health Department per Medical Waste Management Act <br /> Jan 2015:HSC 117960(4):Generators shall update their medical waste management plan when any of the information <br /> in the plan changes and shall have the plan on file for review during an inspection or upon request.The updated plan <br /> shall be submitted within 30 days of the change. <br />