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Environmental Health i ad Safe UNIVERSITY OF THEPAC I FIC Medical Waste Management Plan, Continued Generation and U 'versity of the Pacific generates an estimated 300 pounds of medical waste per month, Storage thei efore 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 io 90 days before treatment or off-site disposal by a licensed medical waste hauler. 1he storage areas are located in the Pharmacy Building Basement and The Biological Sciences b ' ding and are secured(locked)except when waste is added or removed and.The doors are ma ed with a sign that reads,"CAUTION-BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE AREA-UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS KEEP OUT",in both English and Spanish. Onsite No -sharps medical waste will be treated by steam sterilization in the Biological Sciences Treatment Del artment and Pharmacy Building Basement. Procedures Disposal One treatment has been completed,non-sharps waste may be disposed in standard solid waste Procedures dur ipsters.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 bas ment 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 wase as needed: Ste 'cycle 305 Q San Antonio St Ha3 ward,CA 94544 (51 0)471-0918 Int a event of a bio hazardous 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 bio hazardous 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. Hypochlorite 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 con ipliant red bio hazardous waste bag or compliant sharps containers as necessary.The bags or containers must be conspicuously labelled with the international biohazard label and maj ked as`Biohazard"or"Bio hazardous Waste". Continued on next page Revised 03/2018 Page 3 of 4