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s s <br />LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL D-8420-30 <br />FACILITIES MANAGEMENT REVISED: JUNE, 2011 <br />ENVIRONMENT OF CARE PAGE 1 OF 1 <br />MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT <br />COLLECTION PROCESSES <br />I. POLICY <br />It is the policy of Lodi Memorial Hospital that Environmental Services Technicians are trained in the <br />appropriate measures for collection of medical waste prior to being scheduled to perform such duties. <br />II. PURPOSE <br />To protect those hospital employees who are authorized to handle medical waste. <br />III. PROCEDURE <br />A. Documentation of the orientation and training of these employees is kept on file in the Environmental <br />Services office. <br />B. Always use the correct Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during collection or handling of medical <br />waste, including the use of fluid -proof gloves, cover coat and face shield when there may be a risk of <br />splashing the face as during the clean-up of a spill. <br />C. Medical waste is removed from the source of generation by nursing and then placed into collection <br />tubs located inside dirty utility rooms at each facility to be collected by Environmental Services <br />Technicians. <br />D. The Medical Waste Disposal Vendor exchanges sharps containers for an empty one. The filled <br />container is then placed onto the "Sharps Containers Only" collection rack. This containment rack is <br />then placed in the designated biohazard accumulation area ready for offsite disposal. Environmental <br />Services is responsible to replace full sharps container with empty containers between vendor pick ups <br />if a container becomes full. <br />E. Medical Waste is not allowed to accumulate for more than seven days before offsite disposal. <br />REVISED: 11/04,4/07 <br />REVIEWED: 5/10 <br />L:\LMH\P&P\EOC\D- MEDICAL WASTE\D-8420-30.doc <br />in <br />