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Guidelines for the Medical Waste Management Plan <br />Kaiser Permanente Stockton <br />1. List the types of medical waste generated at your facility <br />♦ Pathological and surgical wastes <br />♦ Clinical and other biological laboratory waste <br />♦ Sharps (needles, syringes, blades etc) <br />♦ Patient care items from isolation rooms or other rooms/areas in which infected <br />patients have been treated. <br />2. Estimate the monthly amount of medical waste generated at your facility. <br />Kaiser Permanente Stockton Generates approximately 200 pounds/month <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, packaging, labeling, <br />and collection. <br />Each department is responsible for separating bio -hazardous waste at the point of <br />origin and disposing of them in containers lined with red infectious waste bags or, if <br />red bags are temporarily unavailable, in containers clearly marked on all sides with <br />words "Bio -Hazardous Waste". Sharps are to be contained first in locked, impervious <br />bio -hazardous containers. <br />b. Storage area description with storage methods utilized, including duration and <br />temperature, if applicable. <br />The facility maintains a secured area for storage of biohazardous waste pending <br />disposal. The storage area is marked with warnings that read in English and Spanish <br />"Caution Biohazardous Waste Storage Area—Unauthorized Persons Keep Out". <br />These signs are legible from a distance of at least 25 feet. Biohazardous waste shall <br />not be stored on-site for more than seven days before disposal. <br />The interim storage is in the Bio -hazardous closet located in the back hallway of the <br />Ambulatory Surgery Unit. Bio -Hazardous waste are not stored on the premises for <br />more that 96 hours. <br />