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2 <br /> a. Pathological and surgical wastes <br /> b® Clinical and other biological laboratory <br /> wastes <br /> c® Animal carcasses <br /> d. Sharps (needles, syringes, blades, etc. ) <br /> e® Patient care items ( such as linen, personal <br /> and food service items) from contaminated <br /> patient areas <br /> f. Drugs and chemicals <br /> C. RESPONSIBILITIES: <br /> 1 . Each organization which generates hazardous <br /> disposable wastes shall be responsible for: <br /> a® Providing appropriate waste management <br /> facilities, equipment supplies and services <br /> b® Adopting written procedures, for dealing with <br /> such wastes, which are consistent with these <br /> guidelines where appropriate <br /> c. Educating and training all personnel who will <br /> be involved in the handling and disposing of <br /> such wastes <br /> 2. Each person involved with handling and disposing <br /> of hazardous disposable wastes shall become <br /> cognizant of: <br /> a. The sources and types of such wastes <br /> b® The potential health and safety hazards <br /> associated with them <br /> c® The required/appropriate methbds and <br /> procedures of handling and disposal <br /> II. HANDLING <br /> A. HANDLING -D—FI O: Waste handling, fon purposes of <br /> these guidelines, includes all those functions in the <br /> system from point of generation of the waste up to, <br /> but not including, final disposal. <br /> B. HANDLING FUNCTIONS: The waste handling functions <br /> include: <br /> 1 . Storage - interim containment of accumulated <br /> materials in either loose, compacted or <br /> other processed form prior to subsequent <br /> handling or disposal <br /> 2. Collection - <br /> a. pickup of accu-mulated wastes from the <br /> initial point of deposit or subsequent <br /> storage points, and <br /> b® loading of vehicles or other means of <br /> conveyance for transport <br />