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Ik <br /> 0 0 <br /> urine, may be discarded by carefully pouring it into the toilet or hopper by employees <br /> wearing gloves, gown, and goggles /face shields. <br /> 4. SUCTION CANISTERS. If suction canisters are disposable and filled with an <br /> approved solidifier they can be discarded in the trash. <br /> 5. OTHER WASTES (NON-REGULATED) <br /> • Fluid filled containers (e.g. foley bags, urinals etc. ) will be emptied into the <br /> sanitary sewer prior to disposal of the container in the trash in the soiled utility <br /> room. <br /> • Resident care items (e.g. foley bags, urinals, etc) will be discarded in the utility <br /> room and not in the resident's room due to potential contamination and for <br /> aesthetic purposes. <br /> • Dressings will be contained at the bedside and discarded in the soiled utility room <br /> trashcan. Dressings are not considered infectious waste unless they are soaked <br /> and dripping wet with blood. They can be contained in a regular impervious trash <br /> bag and discarded with regular trash. <br /> 6. BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE BAGS <br /> Biohazard bag means a disposable red bag, which is impervious to moisture and has <br /> strength sufficient to preclude ripping, tearing, or bursting under normal conditions of <br /> usage and handling of the waste filled bag. A biohazard bag shall be.constructed of <br /> material of sufficient single thickness strength to pass the 165-gram dropped dart <br /> impacted resistant test as prescribed by Standard D 1709-85 of the American Society <br /> f-rT�c.�'r�r n 4 M,t inln ,� U 1--c. ifinrJ 6�ei +4.r. 6-...... Biohazardous <br /> 3i 4, ,.1�., waste <br /> tLt 1 —OL11 t� Q!!U 1 If7l�r1O1J CJI Ill -- ,;f;-,J L- t.... S.:^ manufacturer.uiau� <br /> u� " I�i�JiiGZ-U%Jit0 0 <br /> bags shall be tied to prevent leakage or expulsion of contents during handling and <br /> transport. Biohazardous waste bags, once tied shall be placed for transport in a <br /> biohazard container. <br /> 7. BIOHAZARDOUS CONTAINERS <br /> The container shall be leak resistant, have tight fitting covers, and be kept clean and in <br /> good repair. The container may be of any color and shall be labeled with the <br /> international biohazard symbol and the word ''BIOHAZARD" on the lid and sides visible <br /> from any direction. <br /> 8. STORAGE DURATION <br /> Biohazardous waste shall not be contained or stored above 0 degrees Centigrade or 32 <br /> degrees Fahrenheit for more than seven (7) days. Biohazardous waste may be stored at <br /> or below 0 deggrees centi ride (32 degrees Fahrenheit) for up to ninety 90) days.EaJ:�uccr� is <br /> AC.t7NC;.i MuST a 13i Nv'h',ieA r,i C ` o _ific evJC_ t3'iG �`��1'L��s � iKiIL�S 5 t1P_g " <br /> 9. CONTAINER CLEANING REQUIREMENTS 9 A ' S <br /> Reusable rigid containers for biohazardous waste shall be thoroughly washed and <br /> decontaminated each time they are emptied, unless the surfaces of the containers have <br /> been completely protected from contamination by disposable liners, bags, or other <br /> devices removed with the waste. The biohazard waste vendor shall supply an <br /> appropriate rigid container. 5 ee_ c,,6Ck AA,,yv% Zz� t13 J <br /> Biohazardous Waste Plan 2 <br />