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0 0 ( c'1! <br /> CatebOries of Waste <br /> Highlights Policy Statement <br /> This facilit\ classifies its wastes in accordance with current guidelines and <br /> 1 recommendations for regulated medical wastes. <br /> I <br /> 1 <br /> Police Interpretation and Implementation <br /> Categories of Waste i. Wastes from this facility are categorized into the following classifications: <br /> Cultures a. Cultures and stocks of infectious agents and associated biologicals which <br /> include: <br /> i. Cultures from medical and pathological laboratories; <br /> ?. Cultures of infectious agents; and <br /> 3. Culture dishes and devices used to transfer, inoculate and mix cultures, <br /> including those used to obtain patient specimens to send to a diagnostic <br /> laboratory. <br /> Human Blood/Blood Products b. Human blood and blood products which include: <br /> 1. Liquid wastes; <br /> 2. Human blood; <br /> 3. Products of blood,including plasma and platelets; <br /> 4. Items saturated and/or dripping with human blood, <br /> 5. Items that were saturated and/or dripping with human blood that are now <br /> caked with dried human blood, including serum,plasma, and other blood <br /> components and their containers, which were used or intended for use in <br /> either patient care, testing and laboratory analysis. Intravenous bags are <br /> also included in this category; and <br /> 6. Used gauze sponges,cotton swabs,table paper, exam gloves, etc. <br /> Pathological Waste c. Pathological wastes which include: <br /> 1. Human pathological and anatomical wastes and body fluids; and <br /> 2. Specimens of body fluids in their containers, including patient specimens <br /> obtained to send to a diagnostic laboratory. <br /> Contaminated Sharps d. Contaminated sharps which include: <br /> 1. Sharps that have been used in patient care or treatment. including <br /> hypodermic needles, syringes(with or without needle attached): <br /> 2. Pipettes, <br /> 3. Scalpel blades; <br /> 4. Blood vials, <br /> 5. Test tubes: <br /> 6. Needles with attached tubing; <br /> %. Culture dishes(regardless of the presence of infectious agents): and <br /> 8. Broken or unbroken glassware that was in contact with infectious agents. <br /> such as used slides and cover slips. <br /> i <br /> i <br /> continues on nest page <br /> Medical Wasic Management Plan 1 -'001-MED-PASS.Inc. Revsed March 2OP411 <br />