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ft ft <br />Infection • 1 Committee Policy/Procedure <br />Disposal of Infectious (Medical) Waste <br />Page 2 <br />E�1RY*kms= I. <br />Used sharps are handled as per the Sharps Handling <br />• Disposal Policy/Procedure and disposed • <br />infectious <br />Disposable items that i.- contaminated by <br />infectious - patients in precau- <br />tions/isolation <br />Dialysis and plasmaphoresis lines and membranes <br />are disposed finfectious waste. <br />3. If feasible, blood or other body fluids shall be <br />disposed of into the sewer system in a manner <br />such as to prevent or exposure • the <br />employee. <br />4. Any disposable materials that contain <br />recognizable blood or • •• products that is <br />fluid shall be disposed of as infectious waste. <br />F*�411*_D3 _61 <br />Infectiousplaced in specially -v red <br />plastic bags, double -bagged into an autoclavable bag <br />biohazard s- •' picked up in a special -sl <br />container and transported outside where it is <br />sterilized, rendering it non-infectious. Exception: <br />• •' sharps containers be placed r - • the <br />autoclavablebag. <br />If - compactor/sterilizerin-cycle or <br />inoperable, the infectious waste will be stored in the <br />outside infectious.: - .....• • roomidentified on <br />entry door as infectious waste. In the event that the <br />compactor/sterilizer expected • be inoperable for <br />four days or more, a contracted services(�) will be <br />contacted to pick up, haul and treat the infectious <br />waste in accordance • • r - laws and regulations <br />NOTE: Designated Containers are labeled on •- <br />• cover "Infectious , <br />