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Feb, 12. 2013-,c10 : 1SAM. Manage nt.Program No, 3575 FP-_ 97 of 9 <br />1. Dameron Hospital treats medical waste on-site using steam sterilization via a Sani-Pak unit. The Sant - <br />Pak unit has a treatment capacity of one (1) cubic foot per load; the treatment cycle duration is 45 <br />minutes per load. Once treated, solid waste is removed by a municipal waste hauler. <br />2. All sharps, chemotherapeutic, pharmaceutical wastes and pathologic waste will be picked up at least <br />weekly by Stericycle medical waste hauler and transported to the off-site treatment facility identified below. <br />Records of medical waste transported to Stericycle will be kept by the Facility Hazardous Chemical <br />Coordinator and retained for a minimum of three years. <br />D. Emergency Action Plan: <br />While it is highly unlikely that the company would experience a shutdown of operations, contingencies <br />include use of an alternate hauler or retention of the medical waste for not more than 7 days from the point of <br />generation above 0 degrees Centigrade (32 degrees Fahrenheit). Another contingency for less well-defined <br />emergency situations would be to contact the Environmental Health Division -Medical Waste Management <br />]Program of San Joaquin County for recommendations <br />Spills are cleaned up by removing gross contamination and then disinfecting the area utilizing a germicidal <br />(tuberculocidal) detergent solution with a contact time of ten (10) minutes. <br />E. Waste Hauler - <br />1. Untreated Medical Waste Removal for Treatment— <br />Stericycle Incorporated <br />4135 West Swift Avenue <br />Fresno, CA 93722 <br />2. Pharmaceutical Waste Transport — <br />Stericycle Incorporated <br />4135 West Swift Avenue <br />Fresno, CA 93722 <br />F. Offsite Waste Treatment Facility - Designated Facility: <br />Stericycle Incorporated <br />4135 West Swift Avenue <br />Fresno, CA 93722 <br />or alternate facility as identified on the Generator's Medical Waste Tracking Form. <br />G. Recordkeeping: <br />Records of medical waste transported to Stericycle will be kept by the Facility Hazardous Chemical <br />Coordinator and retained for a minimum of three years. <br />H. Certification Statement <br />The organization certifies that all information provided as part of this program plan is complete and accurate <br />to the best of its knowledge. <br />VII. References: <br />See "Medical 'Waste Management Act" - Division 104, Part 14, Sections 117600-118360, Cal Health and <br />Safety Code <br />http://www.dhs. ca.gov/medicalwaste/ <br />TX CAMH EC.02.02.01 <br />VIII Cross References: <br />"Disposal of Infectious (Medical) Waste, #40-13-0022 <br />"Transport of Medical Waste under the'Limited Quantity Hauling Exemption", #50-09-0001 <br />ReceivedT i m e[t;F e b._ 12_,,2013i,10:16AM1,No,-0468248D2A92D88257A44006B03134?Openbocum... 2/6/2013 <br />