Onsite Leads:
WASTE MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL-2015
The waste management lead and team of volunteers are responsible for overseeing and
removing general and medical waste from the clinic floor. Since waste management
volunteers are exposed to biohazard waste individuals must have a current Hepatitis B
vaccination. Please wear gloves at all times.
Set-Up:
 Distribute waste baskets, lined with white bags to all areas on the floor, including non clinical areas.
 Add orange Home Depot buckets, lined with 5 gallon red biohazard bags, to the clinic
areas. Place directly next to waste baskets in that area.
 If multiple baskets/buckets are listed for an area, evenly distribute throughout section
for easy access by multiple providers (i.e. under tables for access on either side).
Area
Patient Registration
Medical Triage
Dental Triage
Routing
Patient Education
Community Resources
X-Ray
Lab
Hygiene
Central Supply
Sterilization
Medications
Oral Surgery
Restorative/Endo
Surgery Numbing
Restorative Numbing
Data Entry
Exit Interview
Post Op
MTI Van
Tooth Taxi
Kids
Section pt. waiting
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Waste Basket
3
2
2
1
2
2
4
3
4
2
2
2
4
8
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1 each area
Biohazard Bucket
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
8
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Assemble 15 brown cardboard biohazard receptacles and place in hallway at the back
of hall A1. Store extras in hallway and only assemble if needed.
Assemble (if needed) sharps containers and distribute to the following treatment areas.
Any extras should be stored in the ODA storage room, C127.
Updated 8/11/15
Area
Oral Surgery
Restorative
Surgery Numbing
Restorative Numbing
Kids
Medications
Endo
Sterilization
Tooth Taxi
MTI Van
Medical Triage
Quantity
3
4
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Size
2 gallon
2 gallon
2 gallon
2 gallon
2 gallon
2 gallon
1 gallon
1 gallon
1 gallon
1 gallon
1 gallon
Clinic Days:
Waste baskets, biohazard buckets and sharps should be constantly monitored, and only
removed when FULL in order to conserve bags. Once full:
 Tie off waste bags and discard in large trash bin located in the service corridor
behind halls A1 & B, accessible through unlocked man door. Replace liner in trash
can.
 Carefully tie of biohazard bags and place in biohazard cardboard receptacles,
located in the hallway at the back of hall A1. When receptacle is full with tightly
packed red bags, place lid on box. Replace red liner in bucket.
 Sharps containers should only be collected and replaced when completely FULL.
Full sharps containers can be placed in the hallway in the back of hall A1, next to
cardboard receptacles. Please do not add extra sharps containers to treatment
areas. Use guideline above for distribution for run of show.
If you notice a large amount of trash placed in the red biohazard bags, please notify the
lead of the department of this problem. Ask that they remind their volunteers of the correct
waste management protocol and the items that belong in the biohazard bags (items soaked
or saturated with blood or saliva (e.g., gauze saturated with blood after surgery), extracted
teeth, surgically removed hard and soft tissues). Once trash is placed in red biohazard
bags, it cannot be removed.
Tear-Down:
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Collect all waste receptacles from floor and discard of waste in large trash bin.
o Empty waste receptacles can be stacked for load onto AMOM truck.
Collect all home depot buckets from clinic floor. Tie off red bags, even if they are not
full, and add to the cardboard biohazard receptacles. Place lid on any full receptacles.
o Wipe down all buckets with Clorox/Lysol wipes and stack when clean. Buckets
belong to ODA.
Collect all used sharps containers and place next to cardboard receptacles in hallway at
the back of hall A1.
Updated 8/11/15