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Medical Waste Management Plan <br /> Kaiser Permanente — Lathrop Medical Office <br /> 1/01/2023-12/31/2023 <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 118235."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 /> r 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 1183 10. <br /> • These warning signs shall be readily legible from a distance of five feet. <br /> • This section does not apply to the rooms in which medical waste is generated. <br />