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726�7 i1M ICUS ' T.R.'s <br /> POLICY: <br /> 72645 (a) Infections wastes are defined as: <br /> Significanz laboratory wastes includip path- <br /> Ologla specimens (waich include all tissues, <br /> spec mens or tlood elements, excreta and se- <br /> cretions obtained from patients). <br /> (2) Equipment, instruments, utensils and fomites <br /> that are disposable and that are from rooms <br /> of patients with suspected or *diagnose <br /> d com- <br /> municable disease requiring isolation <br /> lothing Attis section of our policy shall be <br /> c3nstrued 7o limit the authority of the local <br /> health officer to require waste to be treated <br /> as infectious. <br /> (b) This facility has selected and will conform to <br /> the following ap -roved methodyqjr disposal of in- <br /> fectious wastes: <br /> See procedure for "disposal of infectious wastes" <br /> at this facility. A letter of approval from the <br /> local health department is on file and is being <br /> followed.- <br /> (c ) An ap7roved area is provided for cleaning of con- <br /> tainers and storare of infectious wastes. It <br /> i:..._. des: <br /> ": 7 , 7urbed zoncrete floor sloped to a drain con- <br /> nected to a sewer azi is an7roved by the local <br /> vealch depprtment. <br /> Hot water and cold water frox a high pressure <br /> hose wh acceptable backflow prevention. <br /> �>en immediate disposal of infectious wastes is not <br /> pons ible. or feazible , infectious wa �Ps are stores.in containers wnict are lined wA940-posal plastic <br /> baEs of adequate taickness to contain infectious <br /> wastes. The containers have tight-fitting, leak- <br /> proof covers and labeled "infectious wastes". <br />