Medical Waste Technical Assistance Survey, K.I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan

Abstract

At the request of the 410 Strategic Hospital/SG, the AFOEHL conducted a medical waste technical assistance survey at K.I. Sawyer AFB. The scope of this survey was to evaluate both hazardous and infectious waste management practices, waste streams, and waste minimization. The survey team performed a section-by-section evaluation of waste management practices and met with the hospital's hazardous and infectious waste managers. The results of our survey show that the 410 Strategic Hospital needs to formalize its waste management program. Recommendations include: (1) differentiate between material and hazardous waste in hospital regulations; (2) turn in all antineoplastic medications; (3) develop a policy on outdated medication disposal; (4) increase training on infectious waste disposal; (5) dispose of all excess chemicals properly; (6) substitute a less hazardous chemical for xylene; (7) transport all waste in a government vehicle; (8) do not store infectious waste in Central Sterile Supply; (9) write a spill plan; (10) contact AFOEHL to ensure incinerator plans meet the Clean Air Act. Keywords: Hazardous materials, Waste management, Wastes, Surveys.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA229831

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