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. 0 0 <br /> TRACY CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL <br /> TRACY, CALIFORNIA <br /> INFECTIOUS WASTE <br /> Infectious waste shall be defined as: <br /> 1. Sharps-disposable needles rendered unusable <br /> 2. Dressings/ba6dages <br /> 3. Disposable products used by patients in isolation <br /> STORAGE AND CONTAINMENT <br /> Infectious waste shall be segregated from other waste. Containers used <br /> for containment of infectious waste shall be secured as to deny access <br /> to unauthorized persons and shall be marked with a prominent warning <br /> sign in English and Spanish. The warning sign shall be readily legible <br /> during daylight from a distance of at least 25 feet. <br /> Infectious waste, except for sharps, shall be contained in disposable <br /> plastic bags which are impervious to moisture and a strength sufficient <br /> to preclude ripping, tearing or bursting under normal conditions of <br /> usage and of handling the waste-filled bags. The bags will be securely <br /> tied to prevent leakage. Infectious sharps shall be contained for disposal <br /> in a leakproof, rigid, puncture-resistant container which are t-?,'-ghtly <br /> lidded to preclude loss of contents. <br /> All bags used for . '. disposal of infectious waste shall be red in color <br /> and labeled with the words infectious waste. <br /> Infectious waste shall be contained in a freezer at zero degrees (0° C) <br /> temperature. Maintenance of zero degree temperature shall be insured <br /> by the use of a temperature probe with a continuous paper chart recorder. <br /> Containment of infectious waste shall be for a period of not more than <br /> ninety(90) days before disposal. <br /> Freezer shall be labeled with the words "Infectious Waste" on the lid <br /> and sides. This freezer shall be kept in shower room 11C11 to be used <br /> qnly for infectious waste storage. <br /> TRANSPORTATION OF INFECTIOUS WASTE FROM ISOLATION ROOM <br /> Transportation of infectious waste from an Isolation Room to Shower <br /> Room 1101 shall be accomplished in the following manner: <br /> 1. Waste in tightly closed plastic bag shall be placed in a portable <br /> plastic barrel labeled with 'the words "Infectious Waste" on the <br /> lids and sides. <br />