Medical Biohazard Waste Disposal Regulations

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.

Medical biohazard waste disposal regulations.

Rules for storage facilities are included in chapter 64e 16 florida administrative code 60kb pdf. The bloodborne pathogens standard defines regulated waste as liquid or semi liquid blood or other potentially infectious material opim. Treatment and disposal of regulated medical waste requires a permit. These measures are designed to protect the workers who generate medical wastes and who manage the wastes from point of generation to disposal.

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. 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. Biohazardous medical waste transporters must be approved by adeq through a registration process. 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.

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. Renewal of registered transporters is required every 5 years. 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. 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. Items that are caked with dried blood or opim and are capable of releasing these materials during handling. And pathological and microbiological wastes containing blood or opim 29 cfr 1910 1030 b.

Rmw must be properly treated to destroy disease causing organisms prior to disposal at an authorized solid waste management facility. Managing and disposing of medical waste managing and disposing of medical waste. Epa has not had authority specifically for medical waste since the medical waste tracking act mwta of 1988 expired in 1991. Medical waste is primarily regulated by state environmental and health departments.

The contamination or puncturing of the bag requires placement into a second biohazard bag. It is important to contact your state environmental program first w hen disposing of medical waste.