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Rerova Mandling, and Disposal ofl ion/Precautions Linen and Trash A& Page 3 of 3 r medical (infectious) waste liners, pass them through the door, and place them into the red medical (infectious) waste tipper cart. Individual on the outside WILL NOT touch the bags as they are being placed into the cart. When the tipper cart is at capacity, the EVS personnel on the outside will tie off the autoclave bag around the red medical (infectious) waste bags to accomplish the double bagging policy. d.) Infectious Linen — Individual on the inside will tie off the infectious linen liners, pass them through the door, and place it into another infectious linen liner that is being held open by the outside individual. The liner is held open at the top, making sure that the hands of the outside individual NEVER. touch the contaminated bag as it is placed into the second liner. Once completed, the outside individual will tie off the liner and place it into the grey tipper cart. e.) The inside individual will replace liners — provided by the outside - individual — as needed in: the room. Remove gloves, wash hands, and remove the remainder of the protective equipment while exiting the room. 5. As carts are filled, return to the basement for other empty carts: a. Store medical waste carts in the medical waste holding room. This room must be secured at all times and never left open when unattended. b. Infectious linen will be placed in a soiled linen transport cart for delivery to the commercial laundry. References: ODC Guidelines Cross References: Approvals: Director, Environmental Services: 4/27/05 Interdisciplinary Practice Policy Committee: 4/27/05 Infection Control Committee: 5/09/05 Environment of Care Committee: 5/26/05 Board of Directors: 6/21/05 Histo : The Joint Commission Quiz 11 http://172.16.0.5/policy/policy.nsf/7db0ebfd3e2l O600872571470079e3a4/1 c l2l4664cb6a8fd88256fe3005af... 4/9/2010