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Medical Waste Management Plan
<br /> Kaiser Permanente —Manteca Medical Center
<br /> 1/01/2020-12/31/2020
<br /> Biohazardous Waste-Regulated medical waste,clinical waste,or biomedical waste
<br /> that is a waste or reusable material derived from the medical treatment of a human,
<br /> which includes diagnosis and immunization;or from biomedical research,which
<br /> includes the production and testing of biological products.
<br /> Regulated medical waste or clinical waste or biomedical waste suspected of containing
<br /> a highly communicable disease.
<br /> Laboratory waste such as human specimen cultures;cultures and stocks of infectious
<br /> agents from research;wastes from the production of bacteria,viruses,spores, Shall be placed in a biohazard bag conspicuously labeled with the words
<br /> discarded live and attenuated vaccines used in human health care or research, "Biohazardous Waste'or with the international biohazard symbol and the word
<br /> including Brucellosis and Contagious Ecthyma,as defined by the department;culture 'BIOHAZARD."
<br /> dishes,devices used to transfer,inoculate,and mix cultures;and wastes identified by Containers may be of any color and shall be labeled with the words
<br /> Section 173.134 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations as Category B"once "Biohazardous Waste"or with the international biohazard symbol and the word
<br /> wasted"for laboratory wastes. "BIOHAZARD"on the lid and on the sides so as to be visible from any lateral
<br /> Waste that,at the point of transport from the generator's site or at the point of disposal direction.
<br /> contains recognizable fluid human blood,fluid human blood products,containers,or
<br /> equipment containing human blood that is fluid.
<br /> Waste containing discarded materials contaminated with excretion,exudate,or
<br /> secretions from humans that are required to be isolated by the infection control staff,
<br /> the attending physician and surgeon,or the local health officer,to protect others from
<br /> highly communicable diseases or diseases of animals that are communicable to
<br /> humans.
<br /> Trace Chemotherapy wastes-waste that is contaminated through contact with,or
<br /> having previously contained,chemotherapeutic agents,including,but not limited to,
<br /> gloves,disposable gowns,towels,and intravenous solution bags and attached tubing
<br /> that are empty.
<br /> A container is considered trace chemotherapy waste if: Shall be segregated for storage,and,when placed in a secondary container,
<br /> 1.All the chemotherapy drug has been removed using practices commonly employed that container shall be labeled with the words"Chemotherapy Waste",
<br /> to remove materials from that type of container; 'CHEMO',or other label approved by the department on the lid and sides,so as
<br /> 2.The drug cannot drip or pour or be scraped out of the container. to be visible from any lateral direction.
<br /> Examples of trace chemotherapy waste are:
<br /> Contaminated gowns,gloves,masks,cleaning clothes,and barriers.Empty:IV tubing,
<br /> IV bags/bottles,syringes,drug vial
<br /> *Bulk Chemo is disp2sed as RCRA hazardous waste.
<br /> Non-RC RA Pharmaceutical wastes-waste pharmaceuticals which are not federally A person may consolidate into a common container,which may be reusable
<br /> hazardous(non-RCRA),radioactive or classified as municipal solid waste(trash). sharps waste,as defined in Section 117755,and pharmaceutical wastes,as
<br /> Pharmaceutical waste classified by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency(DEA)as defined in Section 117747.The container shall be labeled with the Biohazardous
<br /> controlled substances"are disposed in compliance with DEA requirements. waste symbol and the words'HIGH HEAT ONLY,""INCINERATION,"or other
<br /> label approved by the department on the lid and on the sides,so as to be visible
<br /> from any lateral direction.
<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.
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