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Page 1 of 4 <br /> Alfonso Arambula [EH] <br /> From: Alfonso Arambula[EH] <br /> Sent: Wednesday,August 06,2014 8:21 AM <br /> To: 'Mere.Kovea.Tawake@kp.org' <br /> Cc: Robert McClellon[EH] <br /> Subject: RE: Response Requested: Kaiser Permanente Stockton Medical Waste Audit <br /> Good Morning Mere, <br /> I discussed with my supervisor the matter regarding containers containing fluid blood being placed in sharps containers. The EHD can <br /> approve the following;sharps containers ready for disposal storing containers with fluid blood be placed in red bags. The medical <br /> waste management act allows this practice per section 118275(a). This can alleviate concerns regarding a potential sharp tearing the <br /> bag,potentially causing injury to an employee and contain fluid blood that escaped its primary vessel. <br /> Alfonso Arambula, Sr REHS <br /> San Joaquin County <br /> Environmental Health Department <br /> 1868 E. Hazelton Ave Stockton,CA 95205 <br /> Email:aarambula(a)sicehd.com (209)468-9673 <br /> EHD Website: http://www.sioov.org/ehd Fax(209)468-8392 <br /> From: Mere.Kovea.Tawake@kp.org [mailto:Mere.Kovea.Tawake@kp.org] <br /> Sent: Monday,August 04,2014 2:32 PM <br /> To:Alfonso Arambula [EH] <br /> Subject: Response Requested: Kaiser Permanente Stockton Medical Waste Audit <br /> Hey Alfonso, <br /> Thank you for approving our extension as we continue to review our organizations next steps. Upon your recommendation we <br /> reached out to the CDPH,Alison Dabney,Chief Medical Waste Management Program who provided us additional clarification. <br /> Allison's e-mail below supports Kaiser Permanente's stance of disposing fluid blood(test tube's of blood)in the sharps waste <br /> container. <br /> Please review and provide feedback.Can we move forward with our current practice given the guidance below? <br /> Thank you in advance for your consideration, <br /> -M <br /> Mere Tawake-HEM <br /> Safety Operations Leader-Stockton <br /> Safety Dept. <br /> Kaiser Permanente <br /> 7373 West Lane,Stockton CA <br /> Cell: (209)617-6782 ** Best Contact** <br /> Fax: (209)735-7125 <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 you <br /> 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 Mere Kovea Tawake/CA/KAIPERM on 08/04/2014 02:00 PM----- <br /> From: Matthew J Huray/M D/KAI PERM <br /> To: Mere Kovea Tawake/CA/KAI PERM @KAI PERM,Tonle J Shaw/CA/KAIPERM@KAIPERM <br /> Date: 07/28/2014 12:57 PM <br /> Subject: Fw:Follow-up to our call last week regarding local inspectors interpretation of MWMA <br /> Mere and Tonia- <br /> 8/25/2014 <br />