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B. General Procedure for Handling Regulated Medical Waste and Preparing it for Shipment The Region will not knowingly transport or receive regulated medical waste unless that waste is in compliance with all applicable laws, including packaging and labeling requirements. 1. When packing, sealing, inspecting, or moving regulated medical waste containers, use of personal protective equipment as detailed in the Exposure Control Plan is required. 2. Prior to using a RMW container that will be the final container transported by the RMW contractor for disposal, staff must: • Examine the container to ensure that the RMW container is properly marked or labeled with the shipping name "Regulated Medical Waste, n.o.s.", UN number "UN 3291", the OSHA Biohazard symbol and the word "BIOHAZARD" ON TWO OPPOSITE SIDES of the container. • Examine for visible external contamination. If external contamination is observed, the exterior of the container must be disinfected. • Examine for structural integrity (i.e. ruptures, breaks or holes). Containers which are not structurally sound must not be used. REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE, n.o.s. 3. Before using a RMW container (either a plastic container or cardboard box), staff will place a large plastic biohazard liner inside the container to prepare for the discarding of biohazard waste. Staff will place all bagged biohazard waste and plastic sharps containers inside this plastic liner. 4. During use of RMW containers, it is the responsibility of staff to place only RMW in the RMW container. Other hazardous materials (i.e. flammables, aerosol cans) must not be placed in RMW containers. 5. During the packing of RMW containers, staff must adjust contents so that objects do not protrude from the shipping container, that the shipping container is not overfilled, and that the container has no visible leaks or American Red Cross Biomedical Services Safety Page 8 of 17 Regulated Medical Waste Program Program#023