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Medical Waste Management Section <br />Storage: All red biohazard waste bags must be contained within a secondary container at all times. Do <br />not leave medical waste in a public area unsecured and unprotected. Biohazardous waste containers will <br />be picked up by a medical waste hauler. <br />In the event that biohazardous waste is generated, a special pick up must be requested from Sharps, Inc. <br />(855.432.0300) in order to limit storage to the shortest possible time. In no event should the waste be <br />stored for more than 7 days (if 20 pounds or more is generated in one month) or 30 days, if less than 20 <br />pounds per month of biohazardous waste is generated. In the event these timeframes will be difficult to <br />meet, contact the HSE group as soon as possible. <br />In addition to scheduling a special pick up, all appropriate notifications / reporting should be conducted <br />in accordance with the Zoonotic Diseases Policy. The HSE group should also be notified as soon as <br />possible of the biohazardous waste generation and disposal. <br />B. Pathology Waste <br />Similar to biohazardous waste, Banfield operations rarely generate pathology waste but must be <br />prepared with the appropriate bags and containers in the event that an animal suspected by the <br />attending veterinarian of being infected with a disease communicable to humans is treated (see the <br />Zoonotic Diseases Policy for a list of zoonotic diseases). Pathology waste is handled in the same manner <br />as biohazardous waste, with the exception of secondary container labeling. <br />In the event that tissue, parts, or a carcass are generated during treatment of an animal suspected of <br />having a zootonic disease, all waste generated during treatment will be handled as pathology waste (Le., <br />gloves, swabs, gauze should go in the same bag and/or the biohazard bag with these materials placed in <br />the container labeled for pathology waste). <br />Container. All pathology waste must be bagged in the same manner as biohazardous waste, in a red <br />biohazard bag. Red biohazard bags are only used for biohazardous and pathology wastes and must be <br />picked up by the medical waste hauler (Sharps, Inc.). When a bag is ready for disposal, twist the bag and <br />tie it with an overhand knot, plastic zip tie, or nonporous tape. Bags must be tied to prevent leakage or <br />expulsion of contents during all future storage, handling, or transport procedures. <br />The bag is then placed in a secondary biohazard container. The biohazard container must then be <br />labeled with the words "Pathology Waste" or "PATH" on all four sides and lid. These labels will be <br />provided to hospitals for the rare event that a pathology waste is generated. The secondary container is <br />stored in the Designated Accumulation Area (see Section IV.A). The entire container will be picked up by <br />the waste hauler and will not be reused on-site. <br />Storage: All pathology waste must be in a red biohazard waste bag within a secondary container labeled <br />with "Pathology Waste" or "PATH" at all times. Do not leave pathology waste in a public area <br />unsecured and unprotected. <br />With the exception of the additional labeling, pathology and biohazardous waste is stored similarly and <br />a special pick up must be requested from Sharps, Inc. (855.432.0300) in order to limit storage to the <br />rig,€ 4 <br />Banfield <br />est s' 43rices ITAi <br />