Medical waste storage time shall not exceed 2 days, shall not be open storage of medical waste, should be far away from the medical area, food processing area and personnel activities, as well as domestic garbage storage places.
The Regulations on the Management of Medical Waste stipulate that medical and health institutions and centralized disposal units of medical waste, medical waste should be registered, the registration content should include the source of medical waste, type, weight or quantity, handover time, disposal methods, the final destination, and the signature of the person in charge of the project. Registration information to be kept for at least three years.
"Medical Waste Management Regulations" Article XVII
Medical institutions shall establish temporary storage facilities for medical waste, equipment, shall not be open storage of medical waste; temporary storage of medical waste shall not exceed 2 days.
Temporary storage facilities and equipment for medical waste shall be located far away from the medical area, food processing area and personnel activities, as well as domestic garbage storage place, and set up obvious warning signs and leakage, rodent, mosquito and fly, cockroach, burglary, as well as preventing children from coming into contact with other safety measures.
Temporary storage facilities and equipment for medical waste should be sterilized and cleaned on a regular basis