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Cion Prevention & Control Program <br />e. Washed and decontaminated each time they are emlatied. <br />Approved methods of decontamination include, butie'at`$ed <br />to i• Exposure to hot water at 180 degrees Fabrenhe2tfi�,'ryap��?" <br />minimum of 15 seconds. J <br />Ll. Rinsing or immersing in one of the following for a",'Nminimum of of 3 minutes: <br />IN Hypochlorite solution [500 parts per million (ppm) <br />available chlorine] <br />Phenolic solution [500 ppm acfiive agent] <br />lodoforw solution [100 ppm available iodine] <br />Quaternary ammonium solution [400 ppm active <br />agent] <br />C. To containerize sharps, employees shall do the following: <br />o Place all sharps into a sharps container. <br />o Tape closed or tightly lid sharps containers ready for disposal to prevent <br />spills. <br />o ]Label sharps containers with the words "Sharps 'Waste" with the <br />international biohazard symbol and the word "Biohazard". <br />D. Storage and Security:. Storage enclosure must be clean and orderly, secured to <br />deny access to unauthorized persons, posted with the brightly colored warning <br />sign in English stating "CAUTION - B10HAZAM)OtUS WASTE STORAGE <br />AREA - UNAUTHORUED PC MONS KEEP OUT"°, and in Spanish, <br />.► - ZONA DE RESIDUOS - BYOLOGICOS PEUGROSOS - <br />pROHMyDA LA ENTRADA A PERSONAS NO AUTOIU AS". This <br />sign must be visible from 25 Beet away. <br />. Storage Time <br />A. Bio does waste may be stored for 7 days above 32 degrees Fahrenheit or up <br />to 90 days at or below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. <br />13. Fun sharps containers ready for disposal may be stored for up to 7 days (longer <br />storage times may be requested from the local enforcement agency). <br />5. Hand&g And Treatment <br />A. A person handling medical waste must wear the appropriate type of personal <br />protective equipment, e.g., gloves, goggles, lab coats. <br />B. Trash and laundry chutes, compactors, grinders shall not be used to transfer or <br />process untreated medical waste. <br />C. A person generating medical waste shall ensure that a registered hazardous waste <br />hauler hauls the waste to a permitted medical waste treatment facility. <br />A. P ecognicable human anatomical remains shall be incinerated or buried (teeth are <br />exempt). <br />6. Waste ization <br />Infection Prevention & Control program <br />March 2009 <br />80/b0 39dd £tilS N3AVHWI3 619ZT9660Z T9:£0 TTOZ/LZ/L0 <br />