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Medical Waste Manager. t Plan
<br /> Kaiset' Permanente — Stockton dical Offices
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<br /> protected frot4t contamination by dispolSabl I Aers, bags,or othe` dcv ccs
<br /> removed with! the waste. l
<br /> • :'approved nlelthods ol-decontatnination fine 1l 41 but are not limit`d to�
<br /> agitation to remove visible soil combined v1; f one of the tbllotiN-i ig
<br /> procedures: I
<br /> (a) E'Xposure to hot water of at least 82'deg , C=enti rade(180 ' egrk es
<br /> Fahrenheit) fc r a tninimum of 15 seconds.
<br /> (b) Lxposiire!to chemical sanitizer by rinsir I Vith. or inunersion, tt. k ie of the
<br /> following L0r,4 minimum of three minuites:
<br /> (I) l lYpoclilorite solution(500 ppm avallair chlorine).
<br /> (2) Phenolic solution (500 ppnn active ag
<br /> (a) lodofortsolution(100 ppm availblc fine).
<br /> (4) Quaterniry ammonium solution(400 1,11,1 active agent).
<br /> __... _ (S) Pure Chlorine (500 pl)tn). Dilution of in 100 ml of wat
<br /> The follawing materials are classified as medical waste. C, oner Requirement&and Labeling Procedures-
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<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 rained in a United States F id aln J Drug Adrninisiration(USFDA)
<br /> needles with syringes,blades,needles with attached tubing,acupuncture needles,root approv arps container that meets i SFOA labeling requirements and is
<br /> canal files,broken glass items used in health care such as Pasteur pipettes and blood handle cant to Section 118285 arps Naste' or the Biohazard symbol
<br /> vials contaminated with biohazardous waste,and any item capable of cutting or r and th 'B10HAZARD"
<br /> Pathin from trauma scene waste.
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<br /> ological Waste-Human body parts,with the exception of teeth,removed at tr -
<br /> surgery and surgery specimens or tissues removed at surgery or autopsy that are Sall b i regated for storage and,w n pia ed in a secondary container,that
<br /> Isuspected by the healthcare professional of being contaminated with infectious agents contain ll be labeled auth the word "P #I ology Waste". PATH',or other
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<br /> known to be contagious to humans or having been fixed in formaldehyde or another label a d by the department on th fid 0 d on the sides,so as to he visib'e
<br /> =fixative, from ar)1:1)ral direction.
<br /> Blohazardous 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 /> r ludes the production and testing of biological products
<br /> Regulated medical waste or clinical waste or biomedical waste suspected of containing i
<br /> a highly communicable disease.
<br /> !aboratory waste such as human specimen cultures;cultures and stocks of infectious
<br /> I r ;from research:wastes from the production of bacteria,viruses,spores, ( Shall b I ed in a biohazard bag cons)icuciui sly labeled with the words
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<br /> discarded live and attenuated vaccines used in human health care or research, "Biohaz 3 1 1 is Waste'or with the intern'tional biohazard symbol and the word
<br /> Bruceflosis and Contagious Ecthyma,as defined by the department:culture 'BiOHA
<br /> stlus devices used to transfer,inoculate;and mix culijures;and wastes identified by Contain ay be of any color and shal be la eled with the words
<br /> section 173.134 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regutlations as Category B"once "Biohaz i c i is Waste'or with the intern;tional biohazard symbol and the word
<br /> I ,acted for laboratory wastes. "RJOHA on the fid and on the sid so e to be visible frpm any lateral
<br /> Waste that,at the point of transport from the generator'$site or at the point of disposal dir;ectio
<br /> contains recognizable fluid human blood,fluid human blood products,containers,or
<br /> equipment containing human blood that is fluid.
<br /> 'Haste containing discarded materials contaminated with excretion,exudate,or
<br /> Secreiions from humans that are required to be isolated by the infection control staff,
<br /> ,he attending physician and surgeon,or the local healthofficer,to protect others from
<br /> highly communicable diseases or diseases of animals that are communicable to
<br /> umans � l�
<br /> Trace Chemotherapy wastes-waste that is con laminated through contact with.11 o
<br /> I having previously contained,chemotherapeutic agents,Including,but not limited to, �
<br /> gloves,disposable a
<br /> p gowns.towels,and intravenous solution bags and attached tubing �
<br /> hat are empty Shall be gated for storage,and,wit ln plo ed in a secondary ontairr(,
<br /> A container is considered trace chemotherapy waste if. that can shall be labeled with thew res 1` hemotherapy Waste'.
<br /> 1.All the chemotherapy drug has been removed using practices commonly employed CHEIn other label approved by th depa men,r n i B lid and s=des so as
<br /> to remove materials from that type of contarner to be vis I-om any lateral direction.
<br /> 2 Tl e drug cannot drip or pour or be scraped out of the container,
<br /> cxariptes of trace chemotherapywaste are:
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