Step | Task/Description/Visual | Responsibility |
1. | Collection of Soiled PPE from Units Follow Soiled PPE Route List for pick-up Wipe down transport tote with network-approved disinfectant wipe before going to units Only collect if the bin is at least half full Close Primary Bag (Inside bag – provided by Battelle) Close Secondary Bag (Outside bag – provided by KHN) Remove both bags from bin Disinfect outside of Secondary Bag Wipe down the outside bag with a network-approved disinfectant wipe Place closed double bag in transport tote. Close lid for transport. Replace double-bagTransport collected bags to identified collection location Once sufficient bins become available, the process will be modified: Disinfect inside and outside of the new bin before inserting the double bag Bring new, double-bagged bin to the units Exchange used bin with new bin Take used bin to the identified collection location At identified collection location, follow steps for handling primary and secondary bags as previously mentioned | EVS |
2. | Designated Daniel’s Pick-Up Area Roll transport tote to Designated Daniels Pick-up Area Remove double bagged masks from transport tote Place double bagged masks in box (provided by Daniels – labeled as hazardous waste and Fragile) | EVS |
3. | Pick-up Fill out Battelle chain of custody form Pick up prepared boxes and custody form from KHN dock Deliver to Battelle | Daniels |
4. | Processing Process & Sanitize masks | Battelle |
5. | Receival Courier travels to Battelle to pick up clean masks Deliver clean masks to Kettering Medical Center Couriers will distribute cleaned N95 with all new N95 as part of current N95 distribution process | Courier |
6. | Distribution of Clean PPE to Units Materials to mark the outside of each mask with “ANR” with a black permanent marker before distributionMaterials to mark each mask with the number of times processed per Battelle guidelines.First Time Delivery: Review PAR levels for each unit Ongoing Delivery: Upon request of Designated Charge Nurse/HUC, distribute supplies based on number requested Delivery PPE bags (go-bags) to units | Materials Management |
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Collection of Used N95 Masks for Re-processing
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