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COVID-19 Procedure: Disposal Procedures for COVID-19 Related Medical Waste

COVID-19 Procedure: Disposal Procedures for COVID-19 Related Medical Waste

Follow this COVID-19 procedure to correctly dispose of medical waste. This template can be run as a checklist from within the Process Street app or it can be printed out and displayed. Page 13.
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COVID-19 Procedure: Disposal Procedures for COVID-19 Related Medical Waste:
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Enter checklist details
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COVID-19 Waste Disposal:
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Put medical waste into a double-layer medical waste bag
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Seal the bag with cable ties in a gooseneck fashion
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Spray the bag with 1000 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant
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Put sharp objects into a designated plastic box
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Seal the box
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Spray the box with 1000 mg/L chlorine-containing disinfectant
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Put the bagged waste into a medical waste transfer box
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Attach a special infection label
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Fully seal the box
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Transfer the waste to a temporary storage point for medical waste pick up
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The medical waste shall be collected and disposed of by an approved medical waste disposal provider
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