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RECEIVED <br /> Medical Waste Management Plan <br /> Kaiser Permanente —Manteca Medical Office MAR 2 0 2023 <br /> 1/01/2023-12/31/2023 <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH <br /> This plan applies to the following faci ity location(s): PERMIT/SERVICES <br /> Location Address <br /> Manteca MOB 1721 NN. l ownd(c kN eniic <br /> Person responsible for im le enting the Medical Waste Management Plan <br /> Safety Officer Chandra Buchanan Cell: (209)275-9160 <br /> EVS Director Luis Ahumada Cell: (209)672-5446 <br /> 1. List the types of Medical Waste generated at your facility <br /> • Biohazardous waste <br /> • Sharps (needles,syringes, blades etc.) <br /> • Pharmaceutical waste(expired, spend,partials) <br /> • Pathological and surgical waste <br /> • Trace Chemotherapy waste <br /> 2. Estimate the monthly amount of medical waste generated at your facility <br /> • Kaiser Permanente Manteca Medical Office generates approximately 425 pounds/month <br /> of Medical Waste(Excluding Pharmaceutical Waste). <br /> • Kaiser Permanente Manteca Medical Offices generates approximately 789 pounds/month <br /> of Pharmaceutical Waste. <br /> • This facility is a Large Quantity Generator due to the medical service that are provided. <br /> 3. Describe the medical waste handling procedures utilized by and applicable to your <br /> facility <br /> (a) Onsite location and method for segregation,containment,packaginKy, labeling,and <br /> collection,including pharmaceutical waste: <br /> • All medical waste is separated and disposed at the point of origin. <br /> • Waste will be contained in either red bag(biohazardous)/yellow bag(trace <br /> chemotherapy)/white bag(pathology)and/or ridged containers(pharmaceutical/ <br /> sharps)with lids. <br /> • This facility utilizes reusable/recyclable pharmaceutical sharps containers through <br /> our waste hauler-Stericycle Reusable Sharps Program. <br /> • Waste will be labeled on all sides and top to be visible from any lateral direction. <br /> • Reusable rigid carts/containers are used to transport medical waste from the <br /> department to the accumulation area. <br /> • All containers shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner. <br /> • Transport carts/containers are lined with plastic liners and when liners are removed <br /> they are placed in a biohazardous bag. <br /> • Carts will be cleaned according to Environmental Services(EVS)/ Infection Control <br /> cleaning procedures for medical waste carts. <br /> ■ A person shall thoroughly wash and decontaminate reusable rigid carts/ <br /> containers for medical waste by a method approved by the enforcement agency <br /> each time they are emptied,unless the surfaces of the containers have been <br /> completely protected from contamination by disposable liners,bags, or other <br /> devices removed with the waste. <br /> ■ Approved methods of decontamination include,but are not limited to,agitation <br /> to remove visible soil combined with one of the following procedures: <br />