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Transporting Collected Medical Waste <br />D-8420-50 <br />Revised: 6/11 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />1. The Medical Waste Disposal Vendor is responsible for collection and removal of the sharps <br />waste. Sharps containers are placed onto a Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) approved <br />transportation carts and appropriately covered. Environmental Services is responsible for <br />placement of empty for full containers and placement of the full containers in the biohazard <br />designated waste containment area if a container becomes full prior to the next scheduled <br />vendor return. <br />• Larger sized sharps containers approved by the Department of Transportation (DOT) <br />as shipping containers do not require further secondary containment and can be <br />labeled for removal providing the top is securely fastened. <br />2. Used suction canisters are placed into a biohazardous barrel lined with the approved red liner <br />along with the other biohazard waste. <br />3. All medical waste in the biohazardous barrels must be lined with an appropriate dart tested red <br />bag in the holding area/cage. <br />4. Once a barrel is full, the liner is tied the lid closed shut and the barrel is labeled for <br />transportation. <br />5. All fully prepared barrels are moved to the section of the caged area designated for "Ready to <br />Ship" containers. <br />6. Pharmaceutical waste containers are placed in the appropriate waste containment area and the <br />Medical Waste Disposal Vendor boxes each container to be D.O.T. ready for transport off- <br />site. <br />REVISED: 11/04,4/07,5/10 <br />REVIEWED: <br />L:\LMH\P&P\EOC\D- MEDICAL WASTED-8420-50.doc <br />