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Lodi Memorial Hospital 8420.151.2 Facilities Management 0 0 8750.504 Safety Management; Infection Control Revised: September 1998 Medical Waste Management Guidelines Page 3 of 3 Infection Control Subsection generated to the waste storage cages or locked containers by the most direct route, minimizing exposure to patients, visitors, staff, and community. 3. Sharps waste containers are exchanged for an empty one. The filled container is then placed into the "Sharps Containers Only" collection tub in dirty utility rooms. The filled collection tubs are taken directly to the locked storage area for offsite disposal by contracted service provider. 4. Suction containers are removed from source and placed into "Suction Containers Only" collection tub in dirty utility rooms. The filled collection tubs are taken directly to the locked storage area for offsite disposal by a contracted service provider. 5. Medical waste collection tubs or carts are never used except to transport or store biohazardous waste items. E. LIMITED QUANTITY HAULING EXEMPTION Staff in approve patient care areas such as Home Health Agency, Laboratory Services, Clinic Services, etc., that provide extended health care services outside the confines of the hospital facility, are authorized to provide limited hauling of small quantities of medical waste back to a designated facility for disposal. Current list of authorized staff members is on file with copies of authorization provided to the individual employee. Procedures for final disposal of this medical waste fall into the same categories as those in place within the facility itself. Tracking documents remain on file for a period not less than three years. F. STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF MEDICAL WASTE Medical waste is not stored longer than 7 days. Storage is provided at locations outside the facility building structure and is secured within a locked, fenced, and covered area preventing unauthorized access. Shelter from the elements is provided. Warning signs are in place in both English and Spanish. Environmental Service Technicians relocate the collected medical waste to the designated storage areas for each facility as outlined in "Transporting Collected Medical Waste" above. The Lodi Memorial Hospital organization utilizes contracted service providers to remove and dispose of medical waste for all facilities. Manifest documentation is maintained in Facilities Management office.