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Lodi Memorial Hospital <br />Facilities Management <br />Environmental Services <br />POLICY <br />r� <br />L-8440-055 <br />Revised: November, 1997 <br />Page I of I <br />It is the policy of Lodi Memorial Hospital to render infectious waste to a sterile state prior to disposal in the solid <br />waste compactor per Health and Safety Code. <br />II. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS <br />A. The biological Indicator will be placed at the center of a load in a plain white envelope for easy <br />identification after processing. The load will be processed under normal operating conditions. <br />B. Testing will be performed monthly. <br />C. After the cycle Is completed processing, the indicator is removed and delivered to the processing area. <br />There it will be placed into the Incubator according to procedure. All results will be documented. <br />D. Test results will be forwarded to the Environmental Services manager for review and filing. <br />E. The log will remain in the processing area. <br />FORMULATED: <br />REVISED: 11/97 <br />REVIEW: 11198 <br />(N:\P&P\ALL-DRFT\8440\L-055) <br />