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Medical Waste Management Progra Ian PageA 4of 8 <br />SHARPS - Actually or potentially -contaminated syringes, needles, blades, broken <br />glass. <br />ISOLATION WASTE - Waste contaminated with excretion, exudate, or secretions <br />from humans who are isolated due to highly communicable diseases. <br />CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE - Trace amounts of chemotherapeutic waste. <br />PATHOLOGY WASTE - Recognizable human anatomical parts, human surgery <br />specimens or tissues. <br />PHARMACEUTICAL WASTE — Prescription or over-the-counter human drugs <br />including, but not limited to, a drug as defined by Section 109925 of the Federal <br />Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; does not include items regulated by Federal Resource <br />Conservation and Recovery Act or Radiation Control Law. <br />BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE - Per California Health & Safety Code Section 117635 <br />V Organization and Res.ponsibility: <br />Person(s) responsible for the implementation of the plan: <br />Nurse Epidemiologist; <br />Safety Officer; <br />Director of Environmental Services; <br />Facility Hazardous Chemical Coordinator <br />Administrative Director Pathology & Core Laboratory <br />Director of Pharmacy <br />VI Processes of the Plan: <br />A. Medical Waste Segregation, Containment, Labeling, & Collection Procedures: <br />1. Medical Waste: <br />Medical waste (non -chemotherapeutic waste, non -pathology waste, non- <br />pharmaceutical waste) is contained separately from other wastes at the point of <br />generation. In non -patient care areas, non-medical solid waste is not to be disposed <br />of in medical waste containment devices. When cleaning patient care areas, <br />Environmental Services will place all medical wastes into RED biohazard bags <br />labeled with the word "Biohazard." These bags are to be impervious to moisture and <br />have strength sufficient to preclude ripping, tearing or bursting under normal use and <br />handling. The biohazard bag used must be constructed of material that will pass the <br />165 gram dropped dart impact resistance test as required by Standard D 1709-91 of <br />the A.S.T.M. Documentation from the manufacturer of compliance with these <br />minimum construction standards will be kept on file in the Environmental Services <br />Department. All waste placed in a red bag will be considered medical waste. The bags <br />will be tied to prevent spillage in the event the bag is dumped upside down. All <br />sharps will be placed in a sharps container labeled with the words "SHARPS <br />WASTE" or with the international biohazard symbol and the word "Biohazard." <br />http://172.16.0.5/policy/policy.nsf/7dbOebfd3e2l O600872571470079e3a4/f23OeO l2cdfa9OaO882575640061... 4/8/2010 <br />