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Sutter Tracy Community Hospital <br />Quality Assurance / Quality Control Procedure <br />For Demonstrating Efficacious Treatment of Suction Canister Waste <br />By Steam Sterilization <br />Sutter Tracy Community Hospital will perform the following quality assurance / quality <br />control (QA/QC) procedure to ensure that suction canister waste (medical waste) has <br />been adequately treated by steam sterilization as required under Health and Safety Code, <br />Section 118215(a)(2)(D). <br />1. The following clean / unused suction canister has been obtained: <br />a. Abbott Laboratories Receptacle Series 1500. <br />This represents the type of canister used in our facility. <br />2. The canister was filled at least half full with normal saline or other matrix (i.e., <br />equal parts saline and serum / albumin), which represents the waste typically <br />generated at in our facility. This was the QA/QC sample for the treatment cycle <br />performed on February 22, 2005. <br />3. Using the biological indicator Geobacillus stearothermophilus (formerly Bacillus <br />stearothermophilus) the spore strips were placed in the center of the filled suction <br />canister. <br />4. The filled suction canister, containing the biological indicator Geobacillus <br />stearothermophilus, was placed into the middle / center of the waste load and the <br />autoclave (Sani Pak) was operated according to standard operating procedures on <br />February 22, 2005. <br />5. Following the completion of the autoclave operating cycle, the glassine <br />envelope(s), containing the biological indicator, were retrieved from the suction <br />canister used as the QA/AC sample. These samples were processed per <br />laboratory guide lines to confirm that efficacious treatment has occurred February <br />22, 2005. <br />6. Attached are the results of these tests: <br />Pedro Gonzalez HazMat Coordinator February 22, 2005 <br />(Name of individual performing tests) (Date) <br />