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Plan - Medical Waste Manage nt Program Page 7 of 10 <br />9P 0 <br />signs saying in English: <br />"CAUTION-BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE AREA - UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS <br />KEEP OUT" <br />and in Spanish: <br />"CUIDADO - ZONE RESIDUOUS-BIOLOGICOS PELIGROSOS - PROHIBIDA LA <br />ENTRADA A PERSONAS NO AUTORIZADAS" <br />Biohazard bags and filled sharps containers shall not be stored for more than 7 days at a <br />temperature above 32 degrees Fahrenheit. This 7 day period begins when any waste <br />has been placed in the bag or container for storage purposes. <br />All reusable rigid containers that are used for accumulation, transportation and storage of <br />medical waste shall be washed and decontaminated every time they are emptied, unless <br />the container surfaces have been completely protected from contamination by disposable <br />liners or bags; containers shall be washed and decontaminated when they are visibly <br />soiled. <br />Surfaces are washed and decontaminated with a germicidal (tuberculocidal) detergent <br />solution; the solution should be allowed contact with the surface for a minimum of 10 <br />minutes. <br />C. Medical Waste Treatment and Disposal Method: <br />Dameron Hospital treats medical waste on-site using steam sterilization via a Sani-Pak <br />unit. All solid waste is removed by a municipal waste hauler. <br />All chemotherapeutic, pharmaceutical wastes and pathologic waste will be picked up at <br />least weekly by Stericycle medical waste hauler and transported to the off-site treatment <br />facility identified below. Records of medical waste transported to Stericycle will be kept <br />by the Facility Hazardous Chemical Coordinator and retained for a minimum of three <br />years. <br />D. Emergency Action Plan: <br />While it is highly unlikely that the company would experience a shutdown of operations, <br />contingencies include use of an alternate hauler or retention of the medical waste for not <br />more than 7 days from the point of generation above 0 degrees Centigrade (32 degrees <br />Fahrenheit). Another contingency for less well-defined emergency situations would be to <br />contact the Environmental Health Division -Medical Waste Management Program of San <br />Joaquin County for recommendations <br />Spills are cleaned up by removing gross contamination and then disinfecting the area <br />utilizing a germicidal (tuberculocidal) detergent solution with a contact time of ten (10) <br />minutes. <br />E. Waste Hauler: Stericycle Incorporated <br />http://dhalts0l /policylpolicy.nsF2b0l45f9f8l 80bc287257276006425641bbd8 f2e555d6304... 4/14/2011 <br />