1. Welcome

2. INTRODUCTION Management of Regulated Medical Waste

3. XYZ Hospital • Compliance with hospital policies and procedures • Cost of medical waste disposal versus solid waste disposal • Cradle to grave liability of medical waste

4. WASTE SEGREGATION GUIDELINES vRegulated Medical Waste vChemotherapy (RMW) vSolid Waste (Trash) vHazardous Waste

5. REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE

6. Definition of Regulated Medical Waste • OSHA’s definition of Regulated Medical Waste is: A liquid or semi-liquid or other potentially infectious materials (defined below); contaminated items that would release blood or other potentially infectious materials in a liquid or semi-liquid state if compressed; items that are caked with dried blood or other potentially infectious materials and are capable of releasing these materials during handling; contaminated sharps; and pathological and microbiological waste containing blood or other potentially infectious materials. • Other potentially Infectious Materials means (1) The following human body fluids: semen, vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, pleural fluid, pericardial fluid, peritoneal fluid, amniotic fluid, saliva in dental procedures, and body fluids that is visibly contaminated with blood, and all body fluids in situation where it is difficult or impossible to differentiate between body fluids; (2) Any unfixed tissue or organ (other than intact skin) from a human (living or dead); and (3) HIV-containing cell or tissue cultures, organ cultures, and HIV- or HBV-containing culture medium or other solutions; and blood, organs, or other tissues from experimental animals infected with HIV or HBV.

7. CHEMOTHERAPY WASTE (RMW)

8. XYZ Hospital • Environmental Ser. Should provide you with the appropriate biohazard shipping /collected container with liner. • Medical waste shipper containers containing containers with liquids must have absorbent material Example of absorbent material: Solidifier such as Permisorb • Placement of medical waste containers Away from frequent traffic areas to minimize disposal of regular trash

9. SOLID WASTE (TRASH)

10. IMPROPERLYPACKAGED MEDICAL WASTE

11. REGULAR GARBAGE DOES NOT BELONG IN BIO HAZARD CONTAINER

12. HAZARDOUS WASTE

13. HOW TO PACKAGE MEDICAL WASTE FOR DISPOSAL

14. Proper way to tie liner in shipping container.

16. Questions Questions? Thank You!