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C3 <br />JOSEPH'S•PROCEDUR <br />INFECTION• ' •' <br />BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE POLICY1 <br />2. Sinks should be plugged and the waste treated with %2 cup bleach and <br />held for 15 minutes before draining. <br />3. If the patient showers, add tablespoons of granular calcium hypochlorite <br />(65-70% available chlorine) to the shower floor drain prior to the patient <br />entering the shower. Immediately after the shower, apply 1 cup of 5% <br />bleach to the drain and rinse it down. <br />4. Pre-treatment of Ebola patient waste should only be done by individuals <br />wearing appropriate personal protective equipment and properly trained in <br />the disinfection process. Contact Infection Control or the manager of <br />Environmental Services for assistance. <br />Authors: Dawn Bacon, RN, BSN, MPA, COHN-S, CIC <br />Candi Corey, RN, BSN, CIC <br />Paula Newman, RN, BSN, CIC <br />Approval: Infection Prevention and Control Committee, 02/1992 <br />References: <br />• Medical Waste Management Act, California Health and Safety Code, Sections <br />117600-118360, January 2015. <br />• Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities, <br />Recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory <br />Committee (HICPAC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for <br />Disease Control and Prevention, 2003. <br />• California Association of Sanitation Agencies, Revised Consensus <br />Recommendations for Dialogue between the Wastewater Sector and Hospitals on <br />the Management of Wastewater Generated by Patients Infected with the Ebola <br />Virus, January 13, 2015. <br />Issue Date: 02/92 <br />Revised: 01/06, 06/06, 01115 <br />