BUMEDINST 6280.1C Management of Regulated Medical Waste Flashcards

1
Q

How many groupings is RMW organized into?

A

9

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2
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What is the Management of Regulated Medical Waste Instruction?

A

BUMEDINST 6280.1B

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3
Q

What group of RMW are Cultures, Stocks and Vaccines?

A

Group 1

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4
Q

What group of RMW is pathological wastes?

A

Group 2

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5
Q

What group of RMW is Blood and Blood Products?

A

Group 3

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6
Q

What group of RMW are used Sharps?

A

Group 4

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7
Q

What group of RMW are Animal Wastes?

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Group 5

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8
Q

What group of RMW is Isolation Waste?

A

Group 6

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9
Q

What group of RMW is used for waste categorized as “other”

A

Group 8

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10
Q

What group of RMW is Chemotherapy trace waste?

A

Group 9

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11
Q

How are RMW containers, bags and sharps containers labeled?

A

With the universal biohazard symbol or the word “BIOHAZARD”

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12
Q

What certification must RMW bags meet?

A

165g Impact Strength ASTM D 1709-01 and 480g Tear strength ATSM D 1922-00a

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13
Q

Storage of of non-pathological RMW shall not exceed how many days?

A

7

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14
Q

How are pathological RMW stored?

A

refrigerated or frozen in dedicated cold storage units

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15
Q

Frozen pathological RMW shall not exceed how many days?

A

30 days

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16
Q

For how many years must facilities maintain shipping paperwork/manifests after RMW is accepted by a waste carrier?

A

2 years

17
Q

What group of RMW are unused Sharps?

A

group 7

18
Q

How many Bio Safety levels are there?

A

4

19
Q

What is the most stringent Bio level safety level

A

level 4

20
Q

Who provides day to day management of the RMW program at the parent command and oversee’s subordinate commands?

A

EPM - Environmental Program Manger

21
Q

Within what time frame must the EPM take environmental training?

A

within one year of appointment

22
Q

What is the acronym EPOC?

A

Environmental Point of Contact

23
Q

How often do the EPM and EPOC receive refresher training?

A

annually

24
Q

If pathological waste requires frozen storage is kept for how long?

A

over 24 hours

25
Q

When are extracted teeth considered both RMW and Hazardous waste?

A

When the contain amalgam

26
Q

What training must employees who package RMW for off site transport or sign shipping documents and manifest receive?

A

Class 6-Division 6.2 Hazardous materials within 90 days of assuming duties - 24 months thereafter

27
Q

How often is a facility required to review the Medical Waste Management Plan?

A

Annually

28
Q

Training records regarding RMW are kept for how many years?

A

3 years