|
f
<br /> Medical Waste Management Plan
<br /> Kaiser Permanente—Stockton Medical Offices
<br /> 1/01/16-12/31/16
<br /> protected from contamination by disposable liners,bags,or other devices
<br /> removed with the waste.
<br /> • Approved methods of decontamination include,but are not limited to,
<br /> agitation to remove visible soil combined with one of the following
<br /> procedures:
<br /> (a)Exposure to hot water of at least 82 degrees Centigrade(180 degrees
<br /> Fahrenheit)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 /> The of oVvthg maI<erta�lsare a s �isd ats rig dfca bi®thazar l us LabdiUng0Procedutes
<br /> tniaste
<br /> Sharps Waste-a device that has acute rigid corners,edges,or protuberances capable of Shall be contained in a United States Food and Drug
<br /> cutting or piercing,including,but not limited to,hypodermic needles,hypodermic needles with Administration(USFDA)approved sharps container that
<br /> ® syringes,blades,needles with attached tubing,acupuncture needles,root canal files,broken meets USFDA labeling requirements and is handled
<br /> glass items used in health care such as Pasteur pipettes and blood vials contaminated with pursuant to Section 118285."Sharps Waste",or the
<br /> Uohazardous waste,and any item capable of cutting or piercing from trauma scene waste. Biohazard symbol and the word'810HAZARD"
<br /> Pathological Waste-Human body parts,with the exception of teeth,removed at surgery and Shall be segregated for storage and,when placed in a
<br /> surgery specimens or tissues removed at surgery or autopsy that are suspected by the health secondary container,that container shall be labeled with
<br /> care professional of being contaminated with infectious agents known to be contagious to the words"Pathology Waste","PATH",or other label
<br /> humans or having been fixed in formaldehyde or another fixative. approved by the department on the lid and on the sides,
<br /> so as to be visible from any lateral direction.
<br /> Blohazardous Waste—Regulated medical waste,clinical waste,or biomedical waste that is a
<br /> waste or reusable material derived from the medical treatment of a human,which includes
<br /> diagnosis and immunization;or from biomedical research,which includes the production and
<br /> testing of biological products.
<br /> Regulated medical waste or clinical waste or biomedical waste suspected of containing a highly
<br /> communicable disease. Shall be placed in a biohazard bag conspicuously labeled
<br /> Laboratory waste such as human specimen cultures;cultures and stocks of infectious agents with the words'Biohazardous Waste'or with the
<br /> from research;wastes from the production of bacteria,viruses,spores,discarded live and international biohazard symbol and the word
<br /> attenuated vaccines used in human health care or research,including Brucellosis and "BIOHAZARD."
<br /> Contagious Ecthyma,as defined by the department;culture dishes,devices used to transfer, Containers may be of any color and shall be labeled with
<br /> inoculate,and mix cultures;and wastes identified by Section 173.134 of Title 49 of the Code of the words"Biohazardous Waste'or with the international
<br /> Federal Regulations as Category B"once wasted"for laboratory wastes. biohazard symbol and the word'810HAZARD"on the lid
<br /> Waste that,at the point of transport from the generator's site or at the point of disposal contains and on the sides so as to be visible from any lateral
<br /> recognizable fluid human blood,fluid human blood products,containers,or equipment direction.
<br /> containing human blood that is fluid.
<br /> Waste containing discarded materials contaminated with excretion,exudate,or secretions from
<br /> 4 humans that are required to be isolated by the infection control staff,the attending physician
<br /> and surgeon,or the local health officer,to protect others from highly communicable diseases or
<br /> diseases of animals that are communicable to humans.
<br /> Trace Chemotherapy wastes—waste that is contaminated through contact with,or having
<br /> previously contained,chemotherapeutic agents,including,but not limited to,gloves,disposable Shall be segregated for storage,and,when placed in a
<br /> gowns,towels,and intravenous solution bags and attached tubing that are empty. secondary container,that container shall be labeled with
<br /> A container is considered trace chemotherapy waste if: the words'Chemotherapy Waste",'CHEMO",or other
<br /> 1.All the chemotherapy drug has been removed using practices commonly employed to label approved by the department on the lid and sides,so
<br /> remove materials from that type of container, as to be visible from any lateral direction.
<br /> 2.No more than 3%by weight of the total capacity of the container remains in the container
<br />
|