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k • • Page 2 of 4 <br /> NOTICE TO RECIPIENT: If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail,you are prohibited from sharing,copying,or otherwise using or disclosing its contents. If <br /> you have received this e-mail in error,please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments without reading, <br /> forwarding or saving them. Thank you. <br /> ----Forwarded by Matthew J Huray/M D/KAI PERM on 07/28/2014 03:54 PM----- <br /> From: "Dabney,Alison(CDPH-DDWEM)"<Alison.Dabney@cdph.ca.gov> <br /> To: Matthew J Huray/MD/KAIPERM@KAIPERM <br /> Date: 07/28/2014 03:44 PM <br /> Subject: RE:Follow-up to our call last week regarding local inspectors interpretation of MWMA <br /> Hi Matt, <br /> Here's my stance: <br /> The Department's Medical Waste Management Program allows generators to dispose of test tubes with blood or OPIM, in <br /> either a biohazardous waste container or a sharps waste container. Many generators will segregate potential sharps as actual <br /> sharps waste and there is nothing in the MWMA that prevents this practice. Additionally, some collection containers for bodily <br /> fluids have an integrated sharp that should be disposed of as a sharp. <br /> Alison <br /> From: Matthew.].Huray@kp.org fmailto:Matthew.].Huray@ki).org] <br /> Sent: Monday,July 28, 2014 12:15 PM <br /> To: Dabney,Alison (CDPH-DDWEM) <br /> Subject: Re: Follow-up to our call last week regarding local inspectors interpretation of MWMA <br /> Alison- <br /> To follow up on our call last week,we went back to the local inspector asking for clarification. He told us to ask the state if our <br /> practice for managing test tube waste that is a potential sharps and contains fluid blood is allowable. <br /> Is there anyway we can get something in writing from CHDP regarding that test tubes can be managed as sharps waste?The <br /> inspector said that test tubes were not specifically defined in the definition of"sharps" <br /> The inspector we are working with is <br /> Inspector Name:Alfonso Arambula <br /> Title: Senior Registered Environmental Health Specialist. <br /> Agency: San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department. <br /> E-Mail: aarambula(a)-sicehd.com <br /> Phone:209-468-9673 <br /> Currently,we have a deadline of August 1 st to correct our violation, however,Alphonso is allowing us to get an extension.We <br /> have requested a two week extension. <br /> Thanks <br /> Matt <br /> Matthew J.Huray,CHMM,HEM <br /> NEH&S Senior Consultant <br /> Kaiser Permanente &SNational Environmental,Health&Safety <br /> 2101 E.Jefferson Street, 6th Floor(Cubicle#87) NEH <br /> onmental <br /> Rockville, MD 20852 Health and Safety <br /> 301-816-6254(office) 301-452-0442(mobile phone) 301-816-7419(fax) <br /> 8/25/2014 <br />