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Current w_Status: 'Aoo»e- ---- Pxo—yStau ID: 7-�5-1074 <br />Effective: 1/12004 <br />Reviewed: 01120/3 <br />� I Last Revised: 01120/3 <br />Expiration: 0/12016 <br />�Hetalth Owner: Mark Wallace: Director <br />| <br />Policy Area: Environment ofCare <br />' <br />References: <br />Transporting Collected Medical Waste, D-8420-50 <br />Environmental Services Technicians transport collection tubs (odesignated areas for off-site disposal <br />according to policy. Medical waste is transported from areas where generated to the waste storage cages or <br />locked containers by the most direct route, minimizing exposure to petienta, viaitocm, ateff, and community. <br />Environmental Services Technicians are trained to transport medical waste to minimize exposure .of <br />biohazardous waste to patients, visitors, staff, and community, <br />Procedure <br />A. At no time shall Biohazardous Waste be transported inside an elevator where food products are stored or <br />being transported. <br />B. Medical Waste will not be placed in the compactor where routine solid waste is collected for disposal. <br />� C. Transporting the collected medical waste for waste storage prior to offsite disposal at the MAIN FACILITY <br />� <br />� byamobile large -size cart. <br />~ The cart is used to transport collected red bagged medical waste to the appropriate locked <br />designated storage area. <br />^ Carts must have acontainment rope eotubs can not fall and spill its contents. <br />� D. Suction containers are removed from the source and placed into red bag waste collection tub in dirty <br />� <br />utility rooms. The filled collection tubs are taken to the locked storage area for off-site disposal by Medical <br />Waste Disposal Vendor. <br />E, Medical Waste Collection tubs or carts are never used for anything except to transport or store <br />biohozardouswaste items. <br />� F. Biohazardous disposal containers are lined prior to filling. Once filled, the liner is then tied into a knot and <br />closed off. The lid for the container is then securely fastened and a pre-printed tracking label is applied to <br />� <br />� <br />the upper section ofthe container near the lid. The label ienot placed onthe container's lid. <br />G. Preparation of collected medical waste for off-site removal by Medical Waste Disposal Vendor is as <br />Transporting Collected Medical Waste, D-8420-50. Retrieved om3/2om.om"ia/copy mh^p.m"aihea/th.roonptat. m"i/ra.nx vagc| ^/z <br />