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Medical Waste Containers Highlights Polio- Statement Medical waste containers shall be located throughout the facility and treatment areas. i I Police Interpretation and Implementation Location of N aste Containers i. Medical waste containers shall be located throughout the facility and treatment areas and must be kept covered at all times. Designated individuals will be responsible for ensuring that containers are placed in locations where needed. Construction of Medical 2. Medical waste containers used by this facility will be: Waste Containers a. Closable. b. Constructed to contain all contents and prevent leakage of fluids during handling, storage,transport or shipping; c. Labeled or color-coded in accordance with established policies governing the labeling of containers; d. Closed prior to removal from the facility,treatment areas,or from the premises to prevent spillage or protrusion of contents during handling, storage, transport,or shipping;and e. Impermeable and capable of maintaining impermeability through final waste disposal. Contamination of Waste 3. Should the outside of the container become contaminated, it must be placed in a Containers second container. The second container must meet the same requirements outlined in paragraph 2. Disposal of Medical Wastes 4. Designated individuals will dispose of medical waste in accordance with current federal, state, and local statutes. Regulatory Reference Sources and Revision Dates Regulatory See OSHA's Bloodborne Patho_ens Standard and Enforcement Procedures at: http:/ References www.osha.gov/pis/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS8p_id=10051 See also CDC's Guidelines for Enrironrnental Infection Control at: http:i;www.cdc.gov/mmwr%'PDFirr;rr52 I O.pdf PolicvlProcedures Date: Bti" Revie'wed/Redsed Date: BV: Date: By: j Date: By: 141 Medical Waste NlanaLement Plan 2001 NIED-PASS.Inc.(Reeised Nlarch,004)