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American Red Cross Biomedical Services Program No: 023 Version <br />Safety Department 1.5 <br />Northern California Regulated Medical Waste Program <br />I. INTRODUCTION <br />A. Purpose <br />This procedure describes the process of managing wastes generated <br />during the collection, processing, testing, and distribution of blood <br />products when those wastes may be contaminated with blood or other <br />potentially infectious materials. <br />B. Audience <br />This program applies to staff and management who generate, segregate <br />and dispose at the point of use, package, label, transport, store, prepare <br />waste containers for pickup by a licensed waste hauler, complete manifest <br />documentation, reconcile waste manifest documentation or otherwise <br />handle any other aspects of regulated medical waste. <br />DEFINITIONS11. <br />Blood <br />For the purpose of this policy, human blood, human blood <br />components, and products made from human blood. <br />Contaminated <br />The presence of, or reasonably anticipated presence of, <br />blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item or <br />surface. <br />Sharp <br />Any object that can penetrate the skin including, but not <br />limited to, needles, scalpels, broken glass <br />Potentially Infectious <br />The following human body fluids: semen, vaginal secretions, <br />Materials <br />cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, pleural fluid, amniotic fluid, <br />saliva in dental procedures, any body fluid that is visibly <br />contaminated with blood, and all body fluids in situations <br />where it is difficult or impossible to differentiate between <br />body fluids; Any unfixed tissue or organ (other than intact <br />skin) from a human (living or dead); and HIV -containing cell <br />or tissue cultures, organ cultures, and HIV- or HBV <br />containing culture medium or other solutions; and blood, <br />organs, or other tissues from experimental animals infected <br />with HIV or HBV. <br />American Red Cross Biomedical Services Safety Page 1 of 17 <br />Regulated Medical Waste Program Program # 023 <br />iii <br />