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Environmental Infection Control <br />Policy Statement <br />Medical waste generated by this facility will be segregated from general waste in accordance with current federal <br />and state guidelines. <br />Policy Interpretation and Implementation <br />1. Medical waste may not be discarded with general trash. <br />2. General trash that is placed in containers with medical waste will be handled as regulated medical waste. <br />3. Designated individuals will be responsible for separating (to the extent practical) medical waste generated <br />by this facility into the following groups: <br />a. Sharps (e.g., needles, scalpels, glassware, and syringes); <br />b. Other regulated medical waste (e.g., blood-soaked bandages, tubing, gauze pads, swabs, etc.); and <br />c. Other items per state -specific regulation. <br />4. Everyone who generates or handles medical waste will be responsible for discarding it into appropriate <br />receptacles. <br />5. Medical waste will be discarded into designated containers (e.g., red bag or container marked with the <br />"biohazard" symbol). <br />Qtr 3, 2018 <br />Y_ <br />.{y`by1��B((�gg{y{.��lyyfiyegu7yy[amwtLoapr�. <br />S ` GU4G.tLt8817•Gl i <br />.11,4GL <br />h <br />OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and Enforcement Standards at: <br />, <br />z <br />wWw.osl Lgoy/ <br />1 s: <br />CDC's Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities at: <br />Otte r ie%ren <br />sr� <br />www.cdc.gov/mmwriPDF/rr!rr5210.adf <br />CDC's Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transndssion of Infectious <br />Agents in Healthcare Settings (2007) at: <br />rf <br />httg:i/�%,ww cdc dad Visolation/Isolation2007 <br />gov/hiCcac% pdF <br />I�e�aiet`t Doc><am n <br />Medical Waste Policies <br />izrsoq , <br />1.1 (H5MAPL0501) <br />Qtr 3, 2018 <br />