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golden en Medical Waste - Segregating and Separating <br /> livIC-511 Clinical Infection Prevention and <br /> Control <br /> POLICY STATEMENT: <br /> Medical waste generated by this facility will be segregated from general waste in accordance with <br /> current federal and state guidelines. <br /> THIS POLICY APPLIES TO: <br /> DEFINITIONS (AS NEEDED): <br /> Policy Interpretation and Implementation <br /> General Trash 1. Medical waste may not be discarded with general trash. <br /> Medical Wastes 2. General trash that is placed in containers with medical waste will be handled as <br /> regulated medical waste. <br /> Separating Medical Wastes 3. Designated individuals will be responsible for separating (to the extent practical) <br /> medical waste generated by this facility into the following groups: <br /> a. Sharps(e.g.,needles,scalpels,glassware,and syringes); <br /> b. Other regulated medical waste (e.g., blood-soaked bandages, tubing, gauze <br /> pads,swabs,etc.);and <br /> c. Other items per state-specific regulation. <br /> Responsibility 4. Everyone who generates or handles medical waste will be responsible for <br /> discarding it into appropriate receptacles. <br /> Designated Containers 5. Medical waste will be discarded into designated containers (e.g., red bag or <br /> container marked with the"biohazard"symbol). <br /> T`slote: All facilitymedical waste tracking <br /> shippingolicle ' rocs res and <br /> documentation s are written as <br /> general "uidelines. Follow State-specific <br /> Infection Control Policy and Procedure Manual <br /> 0 2001 MED-PASS,Inc.(Revised August 2012) <br /> Version#: 1 Page 1 of 2 <br />