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Medical aste -- Segregating and Separating <br /> Highlights Policy Statement <br /> Medical waste generated by this facility will be segregated from general waste in accordance <br /> with current federal and state guidelines. <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. 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 /> Responsibility d. Other items per state-specific regulation. <br /> 4. Everyone who generates or handles medical waste will be responsible for <br /> Designated Containers discarding it into appropriate receptacles. <br /> 5. Medical waste will be discarded into designated containers (e.g., red bag or <br /> container marked with the"biohazard"symbol). <br /> Sees also OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and Enforcement Standards at: <br /> www.osha.ltov/ <br /> See also CDC's Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare <br /> Facilities at:www.cdc.eov/mmwr/PDF/xrhr5210 o f <br /> n/a <br /> Medical Waste Policies <br /> Date: By: <br /> Date:— By: <br /> Date: By: <br /> Date: By: <br /> 24 Infection Control Policy and Procedure Manual <br /> 2001 ,LIED-PASS.Inc.(Revised Octobcr 2009) <br />