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e w UNIVERSITY OF THE Environmental Health and Safety D A 4 ? { %1 u .,... ., Medical Waste Management Plan, Continued Generation and University of the Pacific generates an estimated 345 pounds of medical waste per month, Storage therefore all medical waste sharps(full containers)and non-sharps must be treated within 7 days Procedures, unless waste is stored below 32°F.If the waste is maintained below 32°F it may be stored for continued up to 90 days before treatment or off-site disposal by a licensed medical waste hauler. The storage areas are located in the Pharmacy Building Basement and The Biological Sciences building and are secured(locked)except when waste is added or removed and.The doors are marked with a sign that reads,"CAUTION-BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE AREA-UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS KEEP OUT",in both English and Spanish. Onsite Non-sharps medical waste will be treated by steam sterilization in the Biological Sciences Treatment Department and Pharmacy Building Basement. Procedures Disposal Once treatment has been completed,non-sharps waste may be disposed in standard solid waste Procedures dumpsters.Sharps waste must not be placed into a solid waste dumpster,even it treated.It must be transferred to the accumulation drum located in Pharmacy Basement Freezer,and then be transported and disposed of by our medical waste hauler. Emergency In the event that the autoclaves in the Biology Department and/or in the Pharmacy Building Action Plan basement become inoperable and the primary hauler is unavailable.University of the Pacific has identified an emergency backup hauler the following medical waste transporter to collect medical waste as needed: Stericycle 30542 San Antonio St Hayward,CA 94544 (510)471-0918 In the event of a biohazardous spill,the follow precautions must be followed: • Universal precautions must be utilized by trained personnel;including the use of protective gloves,goggles and other PPE as necessary to prevent potential exposure. • All biohazardous materials must be removed from affected surfaces. • Affected surfaces must be decontaminated by immersing the surfaces in a chemical sanitizer for a minimum of(3)three minutes. The sanitizer must contain one of the following: 1. Hyperchlorite solution(500 ppm available chlorine) 2. Phenolic solution(500 ppm active agent) 3. Iodoform solution(100 ppm available iodine) 4. Quaternary ammonium solution(400 ppm active agent) All waste generated,including PPE and items used in decontamination must be disposed of in a compliant red biohazardous waste bag or compliant sharps containers as necessary.The bags or containers must be conspicuously labeled with the international biohazard label and marked as"Biohazard"or`Biohazardous Waste". Continued on next page Revised 11/2015 Page 3 of 4