7.1 Medical Waste Accumulation Log
All biohazardous waste bags and sharps containers
deposited into the gray medical waste pickup containers or the red pathological
waste pickup containers must be recorded on a Medical Waste Accumulation
Log. This helps identify the source of the waste, should there be any issue regarding
the waste. The log also serves as a certification that the waste is free
from radioactive and chemical contamination.
Note: The first person placing medical
waste into a pickup container is responsible for affixing a Medical Waste
Accumulation Log to the lid of the container. Figure 7-1 is an example of a
correctly filled out Medical Waste Accumulation Log.
Figure 7-1. Example of a completed Medical Waste Accumulation
Log.
