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Lodi Memorial Hospital 8420.151 Facilities Management L-8440.005 Safety Management; Environmental Services Revised: September 1998 Medical Waste Management Guidelines Page 3 of 7 hazardous. 6. All exterior areas where decontamination is performed must be washed down with water prior to leaving the area. This clean rinse water is allowed to run into the storm drain. 7. Reports of all spills, exposures or injuries resulting from the handling of medical waste is documented through the hospital Occurrence Reporting system. E. TRANSPORTING COLLECTED MEDICAL WASTE Biohazardous waste is removed from the source of generation by nursing and is then placed into collection tubs located inside dirty utility rooms at each facility. 2. Environmental Service Technicians then transport the collection tubs to designated areas for offsite disposal or sterilization, according to the facility. Medical waste is transported from areas where generated to the waste storage cages or locked containers by the most direct route, minimizing exposure to patients, visitors, staff, and community. 3. Medical waste will not be placed in the compactor where routine solid waste is collected for disposal. 4. Some types of medical waste generated at the MAIN FACILITY are processed using an autoclaving biohazardous waste sterilizer. The waste sterilizer is located in the loading dock area north of the building. (See section "MEDICAL WASTE STERILIZER" for additional information) • Lodi Memorial Hospital; WEST FACILITY .....................Exterior of building on north side, area is covered, fenced, and locked at all times. • Lodi Memorial Hospital; MAIN FACILITY ......................Exterior of building on north side, area is covered, fenced, and locked at all times. • Lodi Memorial Hospital; CONRAD BUILDING..............Exterior of building on south side, area is covered, fenced, and locked at all times. 5. Sharps waste containers are exchanged for an empty one. The filled container is then placed into the "Sharps Containers Only" collection tub in dirty utility rooms. The filled collection tubs are taken directly to the locked storage area for offsite disposal by contracted service provider. 6. Suction containers are removed from source and placed into "Suction Containers Only" collection tub in dirty utility rooms. The filled collection tubs are taken directly to the locked storage area for offsite disposal by a contracted service provider. 7. Medical waste collection tubs or carts are never used except to transport or store biohazardous waste items. 8. Transporting collected medical waste for waste sterilization at the MAIN FACILITY uses 1 single large size cart. This cart is used only to transport collected red bagged medical waste to the waste sterilizer for processing. This cart is never used for storage except for loads waiting for processing while the sterilizer is in operation. F. LIMITED QUANTITY HAULING EXEMPTION Staff in approve patient care areas such as Home Health Agency, Laboratory Services, Clinic Services, etc., that provide extended health care services outside the confines of the hospital facility, are authorized to provide limited hauling of small quantities of medical waste back to a designated facility for disposal.