Medical Biohazard Waste Disposal Regulations

These measures are designed to protect the workers who generate medical wastes and who manage the wastes from point of generation to disposal.

Medical biohazard waste disposal regulations.

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. 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. Managing and disposing of medical waste managing and disposing of medical waste. Biohazardous medical waste transporters must be approved by adeq through a registration process.

D not compact or mix medical waste with other waste materials before decontamination incineration and disposal. 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. Rmw must be properly treated to destroy disease causing organisms prior to disposal at an authorized solid waste management facility.

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. Renewal of registered transporters is required every 5 years. The bloodborne pathogens standard defines regulated waste as liquid or semi liquid blood or other potentially infectious material opim. And pathological and microbiological wastes containing blood or opim 29 cfr 1910 1030 b.

Contaminated items that would release blood or opim in a liquid or semi liquid state if compressed. The division has developed guidance for the disposal of non hazardous medical waste in a class i landfill starting on page 133 of the division s policy and guidance manual. Requirements for the management and disposal of medical waste in texas with links to rules guidance and forms. 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.

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. Medical waste is primarily regulated by state environmental and health departments. Biomedical waste storage facilities also need a permit.

Rules for storage facilities are included in chapter 64e 16 florida administrative code 60kb pdf. 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.