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Page <br /> t , <br /> O <br /> B. WASTE SEPARATION <br /> Infectious wastes and noninfectious wastes are separated by <br /> designated institutional personnel per the definition of <br /> infectious waste in Section 25117.5 of the Health and Safety <br /> Coder Title 22 of the California Administrative Code, and the <br /> requirements of the Local Health Officer. <br /> "Infectious waste" means: <br /> (1) Laboratory wastes, including cultures of etiologic agents, <br /> which pose a substantial threat to health due to their volume and <br /> virulence. <br /> (2) Pathologic specimens, including fiuman or animal tissues, <br /> blood elements, excreta, and secretions which contain etiologic <br /> ents, and attendant disposable fomites. <br /> ( ) Surgical specimens#, including human or animal parts an <br /> tissues removed surgically or at autopsy which in the <br /> opinion of the 4ttending physician or veterinarian contain <br /> etiologic agents, and attendant disposable fomites. <br /> O Equipment, instruments, utensils and other disposable <br /> materials which are likely to transmit etiologic agents from the <br /> rooms of humans, or the enclosures of animals# which have been <br /> isolated because of suspected or diagnosed communicable disease. <br /> (5) Human dialysis waste materials including arterial lines and <br /> dialyzate membranes. <br /> (6) Carcasses of animals infected with etiologic agents which <br /> may present a substantial hazard to public health if improperly <br /> managed. <br /> (7) Any other material which, in the determination of the <br /> facility infection control staff, presents a significant danger <br /> of infection because it is contaminated with, or may reasonably <br /> be expected to be contaminated with, etiologic agents. <br /> As used in this section, "etiologic gent" means a type of <br /> microorganism, helminth, or virus which causes,, or significantly <br /> ' contributes to the cause of, increased morbidity or mortality o <br /> human beings. <br /> C. INFECTIOUS WASTE DESIGNATION <br /> Infectious waste, except for sharps capable of puncturing or <br /> cutting, shall be contained for storage and disposal in double <br /> disposable plastic bags which are impervious to moisture and have <br /> a strength sufficient to preclude ripping, tearing or bursting <br /> under normal conditions of usage and of handling the waste-filled <br /> bags. Each bag shall be red in -color and constructed of material <br /> of -sufficient single thickness strength to pass the 165-gram <br /> dropped dart impact resistance test as prescribed by Standard <br /> 1709--75 of the American Society for Testing and Materials. <br />