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03/23/2e75. •H 33 461751_MED STAFF PAGE 02 <br />February 2, 2005 <br />All Medical Waste Generators and Offsite Treatment Facilities <br />Page 2 <br />tasting and the placement of"such controls in the waste stroa,m. , to ensure that all <br />wastes are treated adequately. Information must be provided to the Department to <br />demonstrate that suction canister waste is being properly treated. Any entity performing <br />treatment of medical waste must submit proof that the waste is being properly treated. <br />'For onsite treatment'facifities this demonstration may include testing using proper spore <br />media or putting procedures into place such as; removing the canisters from <br />autoclaving,'using csnisters. that do not'With§tand auto'clave temperature- conditions, <br />installing an engineered system that eliminates the need to dispose of filled canisters in <br />the medical waste stream, etc. For offsite treatment facilities using steam sterilization <br />without a grinding function, testing using proper spore media will be required unless <br />procedural changes are put into place to eliminate all suction canisters from the <br />autoclave waste stream. A testing procedure is attached as an example. <br />Information demonstrating adequate treatment of suction canister waste must be <br />submitted to the Medical Waste Management PrograrrT,within forty -Ne (45) doyb:of the <br />date of this letter. <br />Should you have any questions, you may contact Ron Pilorin at 449-5689 or via e-mail <br />at rpilodn@dhs.ca.gov. <br />Sincerely, <br />Darice G. Bailey, Chief <br />Waste Management Section <br />Attachment <br />