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Medical Waste Management Plan
<br /> Kaiser Permanente —Lathrop Medical Office
<br /> 6/01/2021-12/31/2021
<br /> ■ Exposure to hot water of at least 82 degrees Centigrade(180 degrees Fahrenheit)
<br /> for a minimum of 15 seconds.
<br /> (b)Exposure to chemical sanitizer by rinsing with,or immersion in, one of the
<br /> following for a minimum of three minutes:
<br /> (1)Hypochlorite solution(500 ppm available chlorine).
<br /> (2)Phenolic solution(500 ppm active agent).
<br /> (3)Iodoform solution(100 ppm available iodine).
<br /> (4)Quaternary ammonium solution(400 ppm active agent).
<br /> (5)Pure Chlorine(500 ppm),Dilution of 5m1 in 100 ml of water.
<br /> (6)Oxycide(Peroxyacetic Acid/Hydrogen Peroxide)Concentrate
<br /> The following materials are classified as medical waste: Container Requirements and Labeling Procedures:
<br /> Sharps Waste-a device that has acute rigid corners,edges,or protuberances capable
<br /> of cutting or piercing,including,but not limited to,hypodermic needles,hypodermic Shall be contained in a United States Food and Drug Administration(USFDA)
<br /> needles with syringes,blades,needles with attached tubing,acupuncture needles,root approved sharps container that meets USFDA labeling requirements and is
<br /> canal files,broken glass items used in health care such as Pasteur pipettes and blood handled pursuant to Section 118285."Sharps Waste",or the Biohazard symbol
<br /> vials contaminated with biohazardous waste,and any item capable of cutting or and the word"BIOHAZARD"
<br /> piercing from trauma scene waste.
<br /> Biohazardous Waste—Regulated medical waste,clinical waste,or biomedical waste
<br /> that is a waste or reusable material derived from the medical treatment of a human,
<br /> which includes diagnosis and immunization;or from biomedical research,which
<br /> includes the production and testing of biological products.
<br /> Regulated medical waste or clinical waste or biomedical waste suspected of containing
<br /> a highly communicable disease.
<br /> Laboratory waste such as human specimen cultures;cultures and stocks of infectious
<br /> agents from research;wastes from the production of bacteria,viruses,spores, Shall be placed in a biohazard bag conspicuously labeled with the words
<br /> discarded live and attenuated vaccines used in human health care or research, "Biohazardous Waste"or with the international biohazard symbol and the word
<br /> including Brucellosis and Contagious Ecthyma,as defined by the department;culture "BIOHAZARD."
<br /> dishes,devices used to transfer,inoculate,and mix cultures;and wastes identified by Containers may be of any color and shall be labeled with the words
<br /> Section 173.134 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations as Category B"once "Biohazardous Waste"or with the international biohazard symbol and the word
<br /> wasted"for laboratory wastes. "BIOHAZARD"on the lid and on the sides so as to be visible from any lateral
<br /> Waste that,at the point of transport from the generator's site or at the point of disposal direction.
<br /> contains recognizable fluid human blood,fluid human blood products,containers,or
<br /> equipment containing human blood that is fluid.
<br /> Waste containing discarded materials contaminated with excretion,exudate,or
<br /> secretions from humans that are required to be isolated by the infection control staff,
<br /> the attending physician and surgeon,or the local health officer,to protect others from
<br /> highly communicable diseases or diseases of animals that are communicable to
<br /> humans.
<br /> Non-RCRA Pharmaceutical wastes—waste pharmaceuticals which are not federally A person may consolidate into a common container,which may be reusable,
<br /> hazardous(non-RCRA),radioactive or classified as municipal solid waste(trash), sharps waste,as defined in Section 117755,and pharmaceutical wastes,as
<br /> Pharmaceutical waste classified by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency(DEA)as defined in Section 117747.The container shall be labeled with the biohazardous
<br /> "controlled substances"are disposed in compliance with DEA requirements. waste symbol and the words"HIGH HEAT ONLY,""INCINERATION,"or other
<br /> label approved by the department on the lid and on the sides,so as to be visible
<br /> from any lateral direction.
<br /> (b) Storage area description with storage methods utilized,including duration and
<br /> temperature,if applicable.
<br /> ➢ Interim Storage Area:
<br /> • Medical waste that is stored in an area prior to transfer to the designated
<br /> accumulation area, as defined in Section 118310.
<br /> • Shall be stored in an area that is either locked or under direction supervision or
<br /> surveillance.
<br /> • Intermediate storage areas shall be marked with the international biohazard symbol or
<br /> the signage described in Section 118310.
<br /> • These warning signs shall be readily legible from a distance of five feet.
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