FINAL DRAFT 9/6/95
UPDATED NOV. 1996
Narrative
Technical Considerations
Waste Management:
Telephone:
Medical Waste:
Telephone outlets are typically provided at
Medical waste is generated in exam and
each workstation or in each room. Desk
treatment spaces. It is bagged, collected, and
outlets are 455 mm (18") AFF and wall phone
transported to the soiled utility rooms where it
outlets are 1200 mm (48") AFF.
is held in separate containers, awaiting
transport to the medical waste handling
Certain modular casework units are
facility.
provided with a utility access module that
houses communication outlets and provides a
General Waste:
chase for cabling. Conduits and junction
boxes are provided to connect to the utility
General Waste is generated in all spaces.
access module for telephone service.
It is held in containers for collection and
sorting into carts or it is bagged and placed in
a waste chute and transported to the waste
Automatic Data Processing (ADP):
handling facility.
ADP, or computer outlets, are typically
provided at each workstation with a personal
Recycling:
computer (PC) and/or a printer. Desk outlets
are 455 mm (18") AFF.
Methods
for
sorting,
collecting,
transporting, and disposing of recyclable
Certain modular casework units are
products must be specifically analyzed for
provided with a utility access module that
each facility and location.
houses communication outlets and provides a
chase for cabling. Conduits and junction
The optional use of
disposable and
boxes are provided to connect to the utility
reusable
products
is
an
important
access module for ADP service.
consideration.
Public Address:
Soiled Linen:
The department will be included as part of
Soiled reusable linens are generated in
the hospital-wide PA system. Speakers are
exam rooms, treatment spaces, and patient
typically located in corridors and public
and staff gowning areas. They are collected in
spaces. The actual system configuration will
carts or hampers (depending on volume) in
depend on the overall design layout and
the soiled utility rooms or they are bagged
functional requirements.
and transported to (a) central collection
area(s) via soiled linen chutes.
Hands-free interactive intercommunication
devices expedite work flow and improve
Disposable linens are included with
patient safety between patient reception,
general recyclable waste or medical waste as
imaging rooms and the "hot laboratory." This
appropriate.
enables technical staff to be informed and/or
schedule patient arrivals without having to
leave patients being imaged or having to
interrupt activity when handling radionuclides.
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