You are the Manager of the Surgical Unit at Community Memorial Hospital in Venture, California. In California, it is prohibited to employ incineration of surgical waste. Recently, following up on the state investigation of allegations of improperly disposing of medical waste (sending blooded, untreated medical waste to a landfill, the Environmental Protection Agency also performed an audit of the processes related to the medical waste processes and questioned your Surgical Unit employees. Many employees failed to answer questions about the waste materials, how to handle and how to correctly categorize and package them. There were instances identified of using incorrect containers, incorrect labeling, failure to keep containers closed, and failure to handle containers correctly. As a result, your facility received a citation.

After an initial investigation, you determined that there are several causes of this issue - inadequate employee training about handling, storing, and disposing of medical waste; missing or incomplete documented records; and improper waste segregation. Moreover, you found out that the facility is missing a part regarding the management of medical waste in its emergency contingency plan. There was no information about events such as accidental spills or loss of containment of biomedical materials.

Prepare a memorandum addressing the issue of improper medical waste training and process, reflecting the requirements of the appropriate regulatory agencies.