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11/12/2010 14:35 209239AQlq BUSINESS OFFIC PAGE 02 Medical Waste, ateo 'es'o Highlights Policy Statement This facility classifies its medical wastes in accordance with current guidelines and recommendations for regulated medical wastes. Policy Interpretation and Implementation Categories of Waste 1. Medical wastes from this facility are categorized into the following classifications: Cultures a. Cultures and stocks of infectious agents and associated biologicals, including: (1) Cultures from medical and pathological laboratories; (2) Cultures of infectious agents;and (3) Culture dishes and devices used to transfer, inoculate and mix cultures, including those used to obtain patient specimens to send to a diagnostic laboratory. Human Blood/Blood b. Human blood and blood products,including: Products (1) Liquid wastes; (2) Human blood; (3) Products of blood,including plasma and platelets; (4) Items saturated and/or dripping with human blood; (5) Items that were saturated and/or dripping with Duman blood that are now caked with dried human blood, including serum, plasma, and other blood components and their containers, which were used or intended for use in either patient care,testing or laboratory analysis. intravenous bags are also included in this category;and (6) Used gauze sponges, cotton swabs, table paper, exam gloves (that have been contaminated with human blood),etc, Pathological Waste c. Pathological wastes,including: (1) Human pathological and anatomical wastes and body fluids;and (2) Specimens of body fluids in their containers, including patient specimens obtained to send to a diagnostic laboratory. Contaminated Sharps d. Contaminated sharps,including: (1) Sharps that have been used in patient care or treatment, including hypodermic needles.syringes(with or without needle attached); (2) Pipettes; (3) Scalpel blades; (4) Blood vials; (5) Test tubes; (6) Needles with attached tubing; (7) Culture dishes(regardless ofthe presence of infectious agents); (8) Broken or unbroken glassware that was in contact with infectious agents such as used slides and cover slips;and (9) Razor blades(if state specifies). condnuec on ned,page 0 1001 MED-PASS.Inc.(Revised December 2009)