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1 10-112IM141! t' 11 1 !` + <br />Highlights <br />Policy Statement <br />k x D. <br />Medical waste generated by this facility will be segregated from general waste in accordance <br />rJ Date: <br />with current federal and state guidelines. <br />Date: <br />Policy Interpretation and Implementation <br />General Trash <br />1. Medical waste may not be discarded with general trash. <br />Medical Wastes <br />2. General trash that is placed in containers with medical waste will be handled as <br />regulated medical waste. <br />Separating Medical Wastes <br />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. Fluids in quantities greater than twenty (20ml); and <br />c. Other regulated medical waste (e.g., blood-soaked bandages, tubing, gauze <br />pads, swabs, etc.). <br />d. Other items per state -specific regulation. <br />Responsibility <br />4. Everyone who generates or handles medical waste will be responsible for <br />discarding it into appropriate receptacles. <br />Designated Containers <br />5. Medical waste will be discarded into designated containers (e.g., red bag or <br />container marked with the "biohazard" symbol). <br />See also OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and Enforcement Standards at: <br />www.oshjgov/ <br />See also CDC's Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare <br />Facilities at: www.cdc.aov/mmwr/PDF/" /rr5210.pdf <br />n/a <br />Medical Waste Policies <br />Date: <br />k x D. <br />• <br />rJ Date: <br />Date: <br />By: <br />24 Infection Control Policy and Procedure Manual <br />0 2001 MED -PASS, Inc. (Revised October 2009) <br />11 <br />