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DocuSign Envelope ID:79C5D167-B6CA-4E59-B4AC-AA38CC1 B20BD <br /> Orange County Emergency Services77 <br /> f ' <br /> Exposure Control Policy <br /> Standard Operating Procedures <br /> EC 3: Workplace Environment: <br /> • STORAGE, DECONTAMINATION, AND DISPOSAL AREAS: <br /> o All workplaces will designate separate areas for: <br /> • Equipment decontamination and disinfection. <br /> • Storage of clean patient care equipment and infection control personal <br /> protective equipment. <br /> • Storage of bio-hazardous waste. <br /> • Under no circumstances will kitchen, bathrooms, or living areas be used for <br /> decontamination or storage of patient care equipment or infectious waste. <br /> • Decontamination areas will be marked with biohazard signs and will be equipped <br /> with: <br /> o A sink, constructed of nonporous materials, equipped with a single hot / <br /> cold faucet and connected to a sanitary sewer system. <br /> o Proper lighting and adequate ventilation. <br /> o Adequate counter areas constructed of nonporous materials. <br /> o Adequate rack space to allow air-drying of equipment. <br /> o Appropriate containers for disposal of biohazard waste. <br /> o Facilities for the safe storage, use, and disposal of cleansing and <br /> disinfecting solutions. <br /> o Appropriate PPE for the use of disinfecting solutions. <br /> o Material safety data sheets (MSDS) for cleansing and disinfecting <br /> solutions. All personnel using these solutions will be familiar with the <br /> MSDS and will use the recommended PPE. <br /> o Instructions for routine cleaning and decontamination of patient care <br /> equipment and clothing. <br /> Infectious waste storage areas will be marked with biohazard signs. <br /> • Contaminated sharps will be stored in closed, puncture resistant containers <br /> (sharps boxes) with appropriate Biohazard markings and color-coding. <br /> • Contaminated materials will be stored in leak proof bags with appropriate <br /> biohazard markings and color-coding. <br /> o If outside contamination of a disposal bag is a possibility, a second bag <br /> with identical markings will be placed over the first. <br /> o Reusable bins and containers used to store biohazard waste will be <br /> inspected, cleaned, and disinfected weekly, and immediately if outside <br /> contamination is present. <br /> • All disposal of biohazard waste will be in accordance with UNC Hospitals <br /> regulations. <br /> Revised July,2018 <br />