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1. Adequate and secure areas are provided for the safe storage of hazardous materials and waste. All <br />storage areas will be clearly identified, secured and appropriately labeled. Outdoor storage areas will <br />be secured. Storage areas will be separated from patient care, food preparation and serving areas. <br />H. Disposal: <br />1. Waste will be disposed of in accordance with <br />applicable <br />local, <br />state and Federal regulations. Waste <br />Streams for this Affiliate include: <br />a container labeled "PATHOLOGY <br />WASTE" or <br />"PATH." <br />a. Municipal Solid Waste: Includes garbage and recycling is collected and disposed of in a manner <br />that meets the requirements of the local health department and other regulatory agencies. <br />b. Hazardous Chemical Waste: Disposed of by a permitted hazardous waste hauler and <br />transported to a site permitted to receive and dispose of that chemical. <br />c. Medical Waste: All medical wastes are segregated, stored in appropriate red bags, containers, <br />and storage areas and disposed of by a licensed medical waste hauler or rendered non- <br />hazardous by proper sterilization techniques. <br />d. Where applicable, EVS transports medical waste to the San -i -Pak where it is autoclaved. <br />e. Pathology Waste: <br />i. Pathological waste shall be <br />Placentas are not considered part <br />segregated from all <br />other waste streams at the <br />point of <br />generation and placed into <br />a container labeled "PATHOLOGY <br />WASTE" or <br />"PATH." <br />of the waste stream if they are given to the family due to <br />cultural or religious practices. (Refer Affiliate Specific policy on Placenta Non -Waste). It <br />shall become PATHOLOGICAL WASTE upon determination that it is no longer an <br />evidence and is designated as a waste. <br />f. Pharmaceutical Waste: Can include radioactive drugs, pharmaceutical wastes that are classified <br />as hazardous waste under the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and <br />(non-RCRA), pharmaceutical wastes classified as medical waste, non-regulated pharmaceutical <br />wastes, as well as trace and bulk chemotherapeutic wastes. <br />i. Unused Medications are returned to the pharmacy for processing according to depart <br />ment <br />policy. Otherwise, it is disposed of as either: RCRA waste, or non-RCRA hazardous waste, <br />or non -hazardous waste. RCRA and non-RCRA hazardous waste are disposed of as <br />incinerated medical waste. <br />ii. CHEMO Agents — RCRA and non-RCRA trace and bulk chemotherapeutic medical waste <br />are transported by a permitted medical waste hauler to a permitted medical waste offsite <br />treatment facility for treatment by incineration or other high heat treatment approved by the <br />California Department of Health Services. <br />iii. Radioactive Waste—is disposed of in accordance with 10 CFR 35 and under superv <br />ision <br />of the Radiation Safety Officer of the healthcare facility. The waste is maintained in a "hot <br />waste area" in containers that are secure, prevent /contain spills and meet all regulatory <br />storage requirements. Waste segregation from the storage area will be performed in <br />accordance with all regulatory requirements. Radioactive waste may be shipped to an <br />acceptable radioactive waste repository or kept on site until the source of radiation decays <br />to background levels and disposed of according to other applicable regulations. <br />I. Onsite Treatment and Disposal: <br />1. If onsite waste treatment exist, then all applicable local, state and Federal requirements shall be met. <br />Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Plan, Retrieved <br />3/16/2022. Official copy at ht[p://sh-s[ch.policystat.conJpolicy/ page 5 of $ <br />10532958/. Copyright ©2022 Sutter Tracy Community Hospital <br />