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kedical Waste Management Plan* RECEIVED <br /> Kaiser Permanente — Manteca Medical Center <br /> 1/01/2020-12/31/2020 JAN 2 7 2020 <br /> ENVIRONNILNTAL 1IL'AL"I'H <br /> This plana lies to the following faci ity location (s): D FRA R'FN N 1 L NT <br /> Location I Address <br /> Kaiser Permanente,Manteca Hospital 1 1777 W. Yosemite Avenue <br /> Person responsible for im le enting the Medical Waste Management Plan <br /> Safety Officer Tonia Shaw Office: (209) 825-3885 <br /> Cell: 209 629-7324 <br /> EVS Director Daniel Pelton Office: (209) 735-5024 <br /> Cell: 209 480-9755 <br /> 1. List the types of Medical Waste generated at your facility <br /> • Biohazardous waste <br /> • Sharps(needles, syringes, blades etc.) <br /> • Pharmaceutical waste(expired, spend,partials) <br /> • Pathological and surgical waste <br /> • Trace Chemotherapy waste <br /> 2. Estimate the monthly amount of medical waste generated at your facility: <br /> • Kaiser Permanente Manteca Hospital generates approximately 7120.10(average of Jan <br /> through Dec 2019)pounds/month of Medical Waste(Excluding Pharmaceutical Waste). <br /> • Kaiser Permanente Manteca Hospital generates approximately 5080.01 (average of Jan <br /> through Dec 2019)pounds/month of Pharmaceutical Waste. <br /> • This facility is Large Quantity Generator <br /> 3. Describe the medical waste handling procedures utilized by and applicable to your <br /> facility <br /> (a) Onsite location and method for segregation,containment,packaging,labeling,and <br /> collection <br /> • All medical waste is separated and disposed at the point of origin. <br /> • Waste will be contained in either red bag(biohazardous)/yellow bag(trace <br /> chemotherapy)/white bag(pathology)and/or ridged containers(pharmaceutical/ <br /> sharps)with lids. <br /> • To containerize biohazard bags, a person shall do all of the following: <br /> • The bags shall be tied to prevent leakage or expulsion of contents during all <br /> future storage and handling. When containers are prepared for transport offsite <br /> from the facility,they shall be prepared in compliance with United States <br /> Department of Transportation requirements. <br /> • Medical waste may be placed into a biohazard bag not to exceed three pounds or <br /> one gallon and tied, as required in subdivision(a), in a patient room and shall be <br /> immediately transported upon completion of the procedure directly from the <br /> point of generation and placed into a biohazard container stored in a soiled utility <br /> room or other biohazardous waste storage area without having first been placed <br /> into a secondary container in the patient room. <br /> • Medical waste may be placed into a biohazard bag hung on a hamper stand in a <br /> surgery suite and the bag removed from the hamper stand after completion of the <br /> procedure,taken out of the surgery suite,and placed into a biohazard container <br /> stored in a soiled utility room or other biohazard waste storage area. <br />