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Lodi Memorial Hospital 8420-EC3-Section C2 Facilities Management 0 0 Page C-3 of 10 Environment of Care; Hazardous Materials and Wastes Management Revised: July, 2006 MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES active agent. 2. The solution is applied to the entire surface and allowed to remain in contact for a minimum of 10 minutes to complete the disinfecting process. 3. Interior storage rooms, counters, and surfaces that may have come in contact with medical waste contamination must be disinfected. 4. Portable tubs and rigid containers are removed from the building and taken to the north supply delivery/loading area at either facility for disinfecting. 5. Materials used or collected, including excess solution is absorbed into disposable paper toweling and discarded directly into medical waste containers even though it is now rendered non- hazardous. 6. All exterior areas where decontamination is performed must be washed down with water prior to leaving the area. This clean rinse water is allowed to run into the storm drain. 7. Reports of all spills, exposures or injuries resulting from the handling of medical waste must be reported to Facilities Coordinator for review and follow-up. Documentation and further reporting will occur as needed ending with the hospital Occurrence Reporting system. III. TRANSPORTING COLLECTED MEDICAL WASTE A. Biohazardous waste is removed from the source of generation by nursing and then placed into collection tubs located inside dirty utility rooms at each facility. Environmental Service Technicians then transport the collection tubs to designated areas for offsite disposal or sterilization, according to the facility. Medical waste is transported from areas where generated to the waste storage cages or locked containers by the most direct route, minimizing exposure to patients, visitors, staff, and community. 1. At no time shall Biohazardous Waste be transported inside an elevator where food products are stored or being transported. Medical waste will not be placed in the compactor where routine solid waste is collected for disposal. 2. Some types of medical waste generated at the MAIN FACILITY are processed using an autoclaving biohazardous waste sterilizer. The waste sterilizer is located in the loading dock area north of the building. (See section "MEDICAL WASTE STERILIZER" for additional information) • Lodi Memorial Hospital; WEST FACILITY ............ Exterior of building on north side, area is covered, fenced, and locked at all times. • Lodi Memorial Hospital; MAIN FACILITY ............. Exterior of building on north side, area is covered, fenced, and locked at all times. • Lodi Memorial Hospital; CONRAD BUILDING ..... Exterior of building on south side, area is covered, fenced, and locked at all times. 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