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Evergreen New Hope Health Care <br /> Bio-Hazard Waste Management <br /> Policy: <br /> Types of Bio-Hazard waste to be accumulated and disposed <br /> ® Fluid Blood, Fluid Blood products, nursing supplies containing Fluid blood <br /> • Pharmaceutical waste <br /> ® Sharps (e.g. needles, lancets scalpel blades) <br /> Bio-Hazard waste accumulation location and disposal <br /> • The locked accumulation room is located across from the south nurse station <br /> with the Title of "BIO HAZARD "in English and Spanish on door <br /> • 40 gallon barrels with a red Bio Hazard label will accumulate all <br /> Bio-Hazard waste to be disposed off-site once per week <br /> • The container types accumulating waste to be placed in the barrel will be <br /> 1. A 165-gram red Biohazard bag with tie 2. A plastic sealed containers with <br /> labels identifying type of waste and name and location of facility. <br /> ® The 40 gallon barrels will be pickup by disposal vendor once every seven <br /> days <br /> • All Bio-Hazard waste disposed will be recorded on a Tracking form and filed <br />