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fk4edical Waste Management Pla* -RECEIVED Kaiser Permanente—Tracy Medical Office 1/01/2020-12/31/2020 JAN 2 7 2TO This plana lies to the following faci ity locations : 1N1 L N TA L I 1 L A l;l H Location Address` Traev NIOB 2185 Grant Line Road Person responsible for im le enting the Medical Waste Mana ement Plan Safety Officer Tonia Shaw Office: (209)825-3885 Cell: 209 629-7324 EVS Director Daniel Pelton Office: (209) 735-5024 Cell: 209 480-9755 1. List the types of Medical Waste generated at your facility • Biohazardous waste • Sharps(needles, syringes,blades etc.) • Pharmaceutical waste(expired, spend,partials) • Pathological and surgical waste • Trace Chemotherapy waste 2. Estimate the monthly amount of medical waste generated at your facility: • Kaiser Permanente Tracy Medical Office generates approximately 2l 0.00(average of Jan through Dec 2019)pounds/month of Medical Waste(Excluding Pharmaceutical Waste). • Kaiser Permanente Tracy Medical Offices generates approximately 550.20(average of Jan through Dec 2019)pounds/month of Pharmaceutical Waste. • This facility is(Large)Quantity Generator 3. Describe the medical waste handling procedures utilized by and applicable to your facility,including but not limited to the following: (a) Onsite location and method for segregation,containment,packaging,labeling,and collection,including pharmaceutical waste: • All medical waste is separated and disposed at the point of origin. • Waste will be contained in either red bag(biohazardous)/yellow bag(trace chemotherapy)/white bag(pathology)and/or ridged containers(pharmaceutical/ sharps)with lids. • This facility utilizes reusable/recyclable pharmaceutical sharps containers through our waste hauler-Stericycle Reusable Sharps Program. • Waste will be labeled on all sides and top to be visible from any lateral direction. • Reusable rigid carts/containers are used to transport medical waste from the department to the accumulation area. • All containers shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner. • Transport carts/containers are lined with plastic liners and when liners are removed they are placed in a biohazardous bag. • Carts will be cleaned according to Environmental Services(EVS)/Infection Control cleaning procedures for medical waste carts. ■ A person shall thoroughly wash and decontaminate reusable rigid carts/ containers for medical waste by a method approved by the enforcement agency each time they are emptied,unless the surfaces of the containers have been completely protected from contamination by disposable liners,bags,or other devices removed with the waste.