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SA N J O A Q U I N Environmental Health Department <br /> =OUNTY <br /> 8. Describe the categorization and disposal procedures for "controlled substances" pharmaceutical <br /> wastes, regulated by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency: <br /> Reverse Distributer. <br /> 9. Describe the Emergency Action Plan that the facility will follow to ensure the proper disposal of <br /> medical waste in the event of equipment breakdowns, natural disasters, or other occurrences: _ <br /> Medical waste is picked up by Med-waste to be sanitized off-site. <br /> 10. Describe the Closure Plan to be used at the termination of treatment of medical waste at the facility. <br /> Decontamination of treatment equipment and the remainder of the facility shall use one or more of the <br /> following methods listed in HSC § 118295: <br /> a. Exposure to hot water of at least 82' Centigrade (180' Fahrenheit) for a minimum of 15 seconds <br /> b. Exposure to chemical sanitizer by rinsing with, or immersion in, one of the following for a minimum of <br /> three minutes: Hypochlorite solution (500 ppm available chlorine), Phenolic solution (500 ppm active <br /> agent), lodoform solution (100 ppm available iodine), Quaternary ammonium solution (400 ppm active <br /> agent). All treatment equiptment will be decontaminated using 500 PPM chlorine solution. <br /> 10 of 11 <br />