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Medical Waste ManagementSection <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 ( i . e . , <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 /> � ;, <br /> 4' <br /> 4 <br /> Banfield <br /> est v " PtcDITAi <br />