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Plan- Medical Waste Manage nt Program Page 6 of 8 <br /> bags; containers shall be washed and decontaminated when they are visibly soiled. <br /> 5. Surfaces are washed and decontaminated with a germicidal(tuberculocidal) detergent solution; <br /> the solution should be allowed contact with the surface for at least the period of time required <br /> per manufacturer's specifications for tuberculocidal activity. <br /> C. Medical Waste Treatment and Disposal Method: <br /> 1. Dameron Hospital treats medical waste on-site using steam sterilization via a Sani-Pak unit. The <br /> Sani-Pak unit has a treatment capacity of one (1) cubic foot per load;the treatment cycle <br /> duration is 45 minutes per load. Once treated, solid waste is removed by a municipal waste <br /> hauler. <br /> 2. All sharps, chemotherapeutic,pharmaceutical wastes and pathologic waste will be picked up at <br /> least weekly by Stericycle medical waste hauler and transported to the off-site treatment facility <br /> identified below. Records of medical waste transported to Stericycle will be kept by the Facility <br /> Hazardous Chemical Coordinator and retained for a minimum of three years. <br /> D. Emergency Action Plan: <br /> While it is highly unlikely that the company would experience a shutdown of operations, <br /> contingencies include use of an alternate hauler or retention of the medical waste for not more than <br /> 7 days from the point of generation above 0 degrees Centigrade (32 degrees Fahrenheit). Another <br /> contingency for less well-defined emergency situations would be to contact the Environmental <br /> Health Division-Medical Waste Management Program of San Joaquin County for recommendations <br /> Spills are cleaned up by removing gross contamination and then disinfecting the area utilizing a <br /> germicidal (tuberculocidal) detergent solution with a contact at least the period of time required per <br /> manufacturer's specifications for tuberculocidal activity. <br /> E. Waste Hauler: <br /> 1. Untreated Medical Waste Removal for Treatment <br /> Stericycle Incorporated <br /> 4135 West Swift Avenue <br /> Fresno, CA 93722 <br /> 2. Pharmaceutical Waste Transport <br /> Stericycle Incorporated <br /> 4135 West Swift Avenue <br /> Fresno, CA 93722 <br /> F. Offsite Waste Treatment Facility - Designated Facility: <br /> Stericycle Incorporated <br /> 4135 West Swift Avenue <br /> Fresno, CA 93722 <br /> or alternate facility as identified on the Generator's Medical Waste Tracking Form. <br /> G. Recordkeeping: <br /> Records of medical waste transported to Stericycle will be kept by the Facility Hazardous Chemical <br /> Coordinator and retained for a minimum of three years. <br /> http://dhalts0l/policy/policy.nsf/2b0l45f9f8 l 80bc28725727600642564/b3631 e8df0d 1 c8c... 3/26/2019 <br />