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Medical Waste Management-- Employee <br /> living Training <br /> IC-S14 Clinical infection Prevention and <br /> Control <br /> POLICY STATEMENT: <br /> .All personnel will be required to attend and participate in regularly scheduled in-service training <br /> programs. <br /> THIS POLICY APPLIES TO: <br /> DEFINITIONS (AS NEEDED): <br /> Policy Interpretation and Implementation <br /> Class Attendance 1. All personnel who generate or handle infectious waste will be required to attend and <br /> participate in infectious waste management training.The training will provide an <br /> overview of the issues and will identify relevant policies and procedures. <br /> Contents of Class 2. Training in medical waste management includes,but is not limited to: <br /> a.An explanation and review of the medical waste management plan; <br /> b.A review of each employee's duties and responsibilities concerning the handling, <br /> disposing,and storage ofinedical wastes;and <br /> c.Possible health and safety hazards associated with handling and disposal of <br /> potentially infectious medical waste. <br /> References to Policies and 3.All staff and practitioners will refer to relevant policies and procedures regarding <br /> Procedures management of infectious wastes in their everyday activities. <br /> Blood/Exscretions/Secretions 4.Liquid blood,excretions,and secretions shall be flushed into the sewer system <br /> Recording Weight of 5.The weight,in pounds,will be recorded on the medical waste tracking form <br /> Wastes (manifest)and/or the shipment log maintained by this facility. <br /> Compactor/Dumpster 6. Any compactor/dumpster must be locked from the outside when not in use and at <br /> night. <br /> Authorized Vendors 7. Only authorized vendors are permitted to collect regulated wastes. <br /> T'441ote: All facility medicalS tracking <br /> and S ®CIe ' ­%rocedures and <br /> Infection Control Policy and Procedure Manual <br /> 0 2001 MED-PASS,Inc.(Revised August 2012) <br /> Version#: 1 Pagel of 2 <br />