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El <br />U <br />• On 4/ 1 1 • <br />Highlights <br />Location of Waste <br />Containers <br />Construction of Medical <br />Waste Containers <br />Contamination of Waste <br />Containers <br />Disposal of Medical Wastes <br />Policy Statement <br />Medical waste containers shall be located throughout the facility and treatment areas. <br />Policy Interpretation and Implementation <br />Medical waste containers shall be located throughout the facility and treatment <br />areas and must be kept covered at all times. Designated individuals will be <br />responsible for ensuring that containers are placed in locations where needed. <br />2. Medical waste containers are located in theTollowing areas of the facility: <br />3. Medical waste containers used by this facility will be: <br />a. Closable; <br />b. Constructed to contain all contents and prevent leakage of fluids during <br />handling, storage, transport or shipping; <br />c. Labeled or color -coded in accordance with. established policies governing the <br />labeling of containers; <br />d. Closed prior to removal from the facility, treatment areas, or from the premises <br />to prevent spillage or protrusion of contents during handling, storage, transport, <br />or shipping; and <br />e. Impermeable and capable of maintaining impermeability through final waste <br />disposal. <br />4. A container that becomes contaminated must be placed in a second container, <br />which must also meet the requirements outlined in paragraph 2. <br />5. Designated individuals will dispose of medical waste in accordance with current <br />federal, state, and local statutes. <br />See also OSHA's Bloodbome Pathogens Standard and Enforcement Standards at: <br />www.osha.gov/vls/oshaweb/owadiM.show document?Rtable=DIRECTIVES&p id= <br />2570 <br />See also CDC's Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare <br />Facilities at: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rT/rr52IQ.pdf <br />n/a <br />Medical Waste Policies <br />,f Date: <br />� % � % ✓ice � �r �:,�y �' r H <br />By: <br />rm <br />Date: <br />By: <br />.. <br />l <br />131711 <br />Infection Control Policy and Procedure Manual <br />Z 2001 MED -PASS, Inc. (Revised April 2007) <br />25 <br />