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3, .Describe the medical waste handling procedures utilized by and applicable to your facility,including, but not limited to the following: a. Onsite location and method for segregation, containment,packaging, labeling and collection, including pharmaceutical waste: Pharmaceutical Waste: So as to prevent the comingling of our various waste streams all _medical waste is segregated from other waste at the point of origin Our pharmaceutical waste containers are a rigid assembly which is leaf:/puncture resistant Our pharmaceutical waste containers are appropriately marked N-Njtln"Pharmaceutical Waste—For Incineration Only" els on the lid and on the sides so as to be visible frons any lateral direction Our pharmaceutical waste containers are commonly located in-patient care areas and within our Pharmacy. Once the container has reached the"full mark" Housekeeping replaces the container and transports the full container to our exterior BioHazard cage located by the Shipping/Receiving Loading Dg ock Our pharmaceutical waste containers are supplied by Stericvcle Inc and hauled off�veekl Sharns Waste: So as to prevent the corningling of our various waste streams all medical lyaste is segregated from other waste at the point of origin. Our Sharps waste containers are bei 3e in color and the assembly i51'i "id leak/puncture resistant Each container has the universal BioHazard symbol and contains the words "Sharps"and"Regulated Medical Waste" Our sharps waste containers are commonly located in patient care areas and within our Clinical Lab When full, our Sharps containers are placed into a transportation cart and taken to our exterior Biohazard cage where it is hauled off weekly by Stericycle Inc Reel Bag Waste: So as to prevent the comingling of our various waste stfeanns all medical waste is segregated fioin other waste at the point of origin. Our BioHazardous waste a.k.a. "Red Ba Waste") is placed into disposable reel impervious bags conspicuously labeled with the words "Biohaza.rdous Waste"or with the international biohazard symbol and the word "BioHazard" And stored in leak/puncture resistant red rigid plastic cans/containers The cans/containers are appropriately marked with the universal BioHazard symbol on the lid and on the sides so as to be visible from any lateral direction. Office full the red bag is tied and has sufficient strength i to preclude ripping,tearing,or bursting under normal condition of usage and handling;of the waste- filled bag. The bag is constructed of material of sufficient single thickness strength to pass the 165-gram dropped dart impact resistance test. Our Red Bag Waste containers are conunonly located in patient care areas and within our Clinical Lab Red Bag Waste is stored inside our Dirty Utility Rooms and then transported to be autoclaved on-site in our San-I-Pak Pathology Waste: So as to prevent the comingling of our various waste streams all medical waste is segregated from other waste at the point of orcein Our Pathology Waste is placed into disposable red inm)ervious bags conspicuously labeled with the words "Biohazardous Waste"or with the international biohazardsymbol and the word "BioHazard" and stored in leak/puncture resistant red rigid plastic cans/containers.The pathology waste containers are labeled with the words Path or Pathology Waste on the lid and on the sides so.as to be visible from any lateral direction. Our Pathology Waste containers are commonly located in OR/Surgery and within our Clinical Lab. The Pathology Waste is transported and stored in our exterior Biol lazard cage located by,tine Shipping;/Receiving; Loading Dock. Our Pathology Waste containers are hauled olTweekly by Stericvcle. Inc. Chemo Waste: So as to prevent the comingling of our various waste streams all medical waste is segregated from other waste at the point of origin. Chemo Waste containers are yellow and labeled "Chemotherapy Waste"or"Chemo". Our Chemo Waste containers are commonly F[11)45-03 6 201c