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Medical Waste Management Plan
<br /> Kaiser Permanente—Tracy Medical Office
<br /> 1/01/2023-12/31/2023
<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 /> ■ 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 5ml 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 Stales 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 /> Pathological Waste-Human body parts,with the exception of teeth,removed at Shall be segregated for storage and,when placed in a secondary container,that
<br /> surgery and surgery specimens or tissues removed at surgery or autopsy that are container shall be labeled with the words"Pathology Waste","PATH",or other
<br /> suspected by the health care professional of being contaminated with infectious agents label approved by the department on the lid and on the sides,so as to be visible
<br /> known to be contagious to humans or having been fixed in formaldehyde or another
<br /> fixative. from any lateral direction.
<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 /> Trace Chemotherapy wastes—waste that is contaminated through contact with,or
<br /> having previously contained,chemotherapeutic agents,including,but not limited to,
<br /> gloves,disposable gowns,towels,and intravenous solution bags and attached tubing
<br /> that are empty.
<br /> A container is considered:race chemotherapy waste if: Shall be segregated for storage,and,when placed in a secondary container,
<br /> 1.All the chemotherapy drug has been removed using practices commonly employed that container shall be labeled with the words"Chemotherapy Waste",
<br /> to remove materials from that type of container; "CHEMO",or other label approved )y the department on the lid and sides,so as
<br /> 2.The drug cannot drip or pour or be scraped out of the container. to be visible from any lateral direction.
<br /> Examples of trace chemotherapy waste are:
<br /> Contaminated gowns,gloves,masks,cleaning clothes,and barriers.Empty:IV tubing,
<br /> IV bags/bottles,syringes,drug vial
<br /> *Bulk Chemo is disposed as RCRA hazardous waste.
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