Medical Biohazard Waste Disposal Regulations

Contaminated items that would release blood or opim in a liquid or semi liquid state if compressed.

Medical biohazard waste disposal regulations.

Epa has not had authority specifically for medical waste since the medical waste tracking act mwta of 1988 expired in 1991. And pathological and microbiological wastes containing blood or opim 29 cfr 1910 1030 b. The contamination or puncturing of the bag requires placement into a second biohazard bag. Requirements for the management and disposal of medical waste in texas with links to rules guidance and forms.

A completed application for biomedical waste storage permit form dh4107 19kb pdf should be submitted with the 85 00 fee to your area biomedical waste coordinator. D not compact or mix medical waste with other waste materials before decontamination incineration and disposal. To protect the public and the environment from potentially infectious disease causing agents the medical waste management program program in the environmental management branch regulates the generation handling storage treatment and disposal of medical waste by providing oversight for the implementation of the medical waste management act mwma. Biohazardous medical waste transporters must be approved by adeq through a registration process.

Rmw must be properly treated to destroy disease causing organisms prior to disposal at an authorized solid waste management facility. Requirements for the management and disposal of medical waste in texas with links to rules guidance and forms. Managing and disposing of medical waste managing and disposing of medical waste. Within these regulations information pertaining to medical waste can be found on pages 7 8 11 under special waste and 14 rule chapter 0400 11 01.

These measures are designed to protect the workers who generate medical wastes and who manage the wastes from point of generation to disposal. Renewal of registered transporters is required every 5 years. C label the containers required under subdivision b with a biohazard symbol or the words medical waste or pathological waste in letters not less than 1 inch high. Rules for storage facilities are included in chapter 64e 16 florida administrative code 60kb pdf.

It is important to contact your state environmental program first w hen disposing of medical waste. Rules effective july 01 2012 require transporters of biohazardous medical waste to pay a registration fee upon initial and renewal registration and an annual fee. Treatment and disposal of regulated medical waste requires a permit. 967 a single leak resistant biohazard bag is usually adequate for containment of regulated medical wastes provided the bag is sturdy and the waste can be discarded without contaminating the bag s exterior.

Biomedical waste storage facilities also need a permit. The bloodborne pathogens standard defines regulated waste as liquid or semi liquid blood or other potentially infectious material opim.