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0 <br /> Infection Con —Environmental Infection Control <br /> Storage Areas 10. Should our medical waste storage area become full or the maximum number of <br /> storage days be exceeded, the Infection Control Coordinator (or designee) will <br /> notify appropriate personnel/agencies and request that the waste be removed <br /> promptly. <br /> Quality Assurance 11. The Infection Control Coordinator (or designee), with the assistance of <br /> administrative staff, shall monitor the medical waste storage areas to assure that <br /> medical waste is treated, disposed of, or picked up by the authorized vendor on a <br /> timely basis. <br /> MEN <br /> See also OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and Enforcement Standards at: <br /> www.osha.gov/ <br /> See also CDC's Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare <br /> Facilities at:www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5210.pdf <br /> n/a <br /> Medical Waste Policies <br /> Date: By: <br /> Date: By: <br /> Date: By: <br /> Date: By: <br /> Operational Policy and Procedure Manual <br /> 27 <br /> 0 2001 MED-PASS,Inc.(Revised August 2009) <br />