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Medical Waste Management Plan <br />Kaiser Permanente — Tracy Medical Office Building <br />2010 <br />Person responsible for implementing the Medical Waste Management Plan <br />January 1, 2010 <br />Amy Tronolone <br />Office: (209) 735-6383 <br />Environmental Health & <br />Cell: (209) 603-5062 <br />SaLe�aa�nager <br />1. List the types of medical Waste generated at your facility <br />• Biohazardous waste <br />• Sharps (needles, syringes, blades etc.) <br />• Isolation waste <br />• Pathological and surgical waste <br />• Pharmaceutical waste <br />• Trace Chemotherapy <br />2. Estimate the monthly amount of medical waste generated at your facility <br />0 Kaiser Permanente Tracy Medical Office Building generates approximately 239 <br />(average Jan through December 2009) pounds/month. <br />3. Describe the medical waste handling procedures utilized by and applicable to <br />your facility <br />(a) Onsite location and method for segregation, containment, packaging, labeling, <br />and collection <br />• All medical waste is separated and disposed at the point of origin. <br />• Waste will be contained in either a red bag and/or ridged containers with lids. <br />• Waste will be labeled on all sides and top to be visible from any lateral direction. <br />• Reusable rigid containers are used to transport medical waste from the department <br />to the containment area. <br />• All containers shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner. <br />• Containers are lined with plastic liners and when liners are removed they are <br />placed in bio -hazard bag. <br />• Carts will be cleaned according to Infection Control Policy EC.EV.082 cleaning <br />procedures for medical waste carts. <br />• The method of decontamination is exposure to germicide solution per the <br />manufactures recommendations. <br />Revised June 29, 2010 <br />Plan maintained by Manteca EVS Department <br />