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r <br />Page 3 <br />C Verification .of strength is to be certified by the bag <br />O manufacturer. The bags shall be securely tied so as to prevent <br />leakage or expulsion of solid or liquid wastes during storage, <br />handling or transport. Each bag will be labeled with the words <br />"Infectious. Waste" or with the international biohazard symbol and <br />the word "Biohazard". Sharps which have been crushed or <br />otherwise processed so as to make them incapable of puncturing or <br />cutting and which have not been rendered noninfectious shall be <br />contained in disposable rigid, puncture -proof containers which <br />are taped closed or tightly lidded to preclude loss of the contents. <br />The rigid containers shall be double -bagged as for all infectious <br />waste unless the con®=ithesinternationalwith <br />biohazardeither <br />symb�l®and <br />"INFECTIOUS WASTE", <br />the word "BIOHAZARD". <br />D. INFECTIOUS WASTE STORAGE <br />The infectious waste that was first placed in a red plastic <br />bag and then in a second red plastic bag, is stored in <br />either a movable, leakproof, rodent -proof plastic container <br />that has a tight -fitting lid or a disposable fibreboard <br />container. T_he co__ ntaineris provided and maintained by_ <br />W. D. Bingham, Inc. Each container will be identified with the <br />wor s n ec 1 u as a or "Biohazardous" and will be <br />ur er i en z ie a numerical code or name corresponding_ <br />to the facility from which the waste was generated. All <br />containers rec ing infectte sha ��be picked up as <br />ious was <br />��be picked up as <br />often as required <br />lnfectiousreplaced <br />as defined p ewith clean disinfected <br />viously, will <br />containers . <br />be stored separately from other waste unless combined <br />storage is approved by the local health department. <br />E. INFECTIOUS WASTE PICK-UP AND TRANSPORTATION (For 7 kj,Iff "�f `� h <br />Employees of W.D. Bingham, Inc. will pick up and transport tits t`kt� <br />infectious waste of the participating institution <br />to regional processing facilities. The vehicle driver and/or <br />handler, upon arriving at the institution, will move the sealed <br />storage containers of infectious waste from the st®rage­ar-ea__to <br />t e c ose_, secure ve icle. The vehicle driver and/or handler <br />Will ®e: <br />1. Provided with a disinfectant solution for self -use in <br />disinfection, if infectious waste accidentally comes into contact <br />with the body. <br />2. Instructed in the proper use of disinfectant application. <br />3. Required to wear protective clothing including gloves while <br />handling and transporting infectious waste. <br />C <br />