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c. Immediately use the required biohazard bag as specified in the Medical Waste <br />Management Act, Chapter 2 Section 117630. <br />d. The Biohazard bag must be used for all containerization of biohazardous waste except <br />pharmaceutical waste. <br />Provide Photo (chemo container with red biohazard liner) within 2 <br />weeks. Completed and sent 6-16-11. <br />3. Section 118307 -Interim storage labeled <br />a. Intermediate storage areas shall be marked with the international biohazardous <br />symbol or the signage described in Section 118310. These warning signs shall be <br />readily legible from a distance of five feet. <br />Provide photos in OB Department showing the appropriate signage <br />being used for all Interim storage areas within 2 weeks. Completed and <br />sent 6-16-11. <br />4. Section 118275 (g) - Pharm label/storage <br />a. Pharmaceutical Waste (Section 117635 (g) shall be segregated for storage and when <br />placed in a container at secondary container, that container shall be labeled with the <br />words "Incineration Only" on the lid and on the sides as to be visible from any lateral <br />direction. Pharmaceutical waste containers at this facility do not meet the labeling <br />requirements as specified in Chapter 9 Section 118275 (g). <br />"♦ Provide all the required labeling and place the labeling as specified <br />above onto all pharmaceutical waste containers for the next routine <br />inspection. Stericycle is working to provide a solution to this issue. <br />Lodi Memorial Hospital West <br />1. Section 118280 -MW label & container <br />a. Containers shall be labeled with the words `Biohazardous Waste" or with the <br />international biohazard symbol and the word "Biohazard" on the lid and on the sides <br />so as to be visible from any lateral direction. <br />b. Label all medical waste containers accordingly with the Medical Waste Management <br />Act requirements sited in Chapter 9 Section 118275 and 118280. <br />Biohazardous waste containers observed at the clinical facilities did not <br />have all the required labeling. <br />-♦ Place "Biohazard Waste" label on all clinic Biohazardous containers as <br />required. Completed and sent 6-16-11. <br />2. Section 118307 -Interim storage labeled <br />a. Intermediate storage areas shall be marked with the international biohazardous symbol or <br />the signage described in Section 118310. These warning signs shall be readily legible <br />from a distance of five feet. <br />Pharmaceutical waste containers and biohazardous sharps containers <br />were found in a storage shed within the designated accumulation area. <br />No signage identifying the storage shed as interim storage was seen at <br />the time of the inspection. <br />Apply the appropriate signage to all interim storage (pharmaceutical <br />container inside designated accumulation areas) found at this facility. <br />2 <br />