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ENDOSCOPY CENTER OF LODI <br /> Title: Hazardous Materials and Regulated POLICY: EOC 300 <br /> Medical Waste Management Plan Page 4 of 6 <br /> State: EFFECTIVE: 4/19/2012 <br /> CMS: 416.42, 416.44 a 3 , 416.49(b)(2) 416.51 REVISED: <br /> TJC: EC.02.01.01.01 <br /> AAAHC: 7-I,J 8-M <br /> The following illustrates sources of data to be included in the analysis of the Hazardous <br /> Materials and Waste management plan. <br /> MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN <br /> For the purposes of this plan the terms "infectious waste", "bio-hazardous waste" and <br /> "medical waste" are synonymous. <br /> TYPES OF MEDICAL WASTE GENERATED: <br /> 1. BLOOD OR BODILY FLUIDS — Liquid blood elements or other regulated bodily <br /> fluids, or articles contaminated with blood or bodily fluids. <br /> 2. SHARPS — Syringes, needles, blades, broken glass. <br /> 3. PATHOLOGY WASTE — human specimens or tissues. <br /> Endoscopy Center of Lodi is a large quantity generator. The estimated amount of <br /> medical waste is 20 lbs per month. <br /> Endoscopy Center of Lodi does not treat any medical waste on site. ALL WASTE IS <br /> REMOVED BY A REGISTERED MEDICAL WASTE HAULER AND TREATED AT AN <br /> APPROVED OFF-SITE TREATMENT FACILITY. <br /> Medical Waste Segregation, Containment, Labeling, and Collection Procedures: <br /> • Medical waste is contained separately from other wastes at the point of <br /> generation. <br /> • In non-patient care areas, solid waste is not to be disposed of in medical waste <br /> containment devices. <br /> • When cleaning patient care areas, Environmental Services will place all medical <br /> wastes into RED biohazard bags labeled with the words, "Biohazard Waste." <br /> • These bags are to be impervious to moisture and have sufficient strength to <br /> preclude ripping, tearing, or bursting under normal use and handling. The <br /> biohazard bag used must be constructed of material that will pass the 165 gram <br /> dropped dart impact resistance test as required by Standard D 170985 of the <br /> A.S.T.M. <br /> Regent Surgical Health-1/1/12 <br />