25 Pa. Code § 284.512 - Transportation of regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste; general provisions
(a)
General. This section sets forth general requirements for a
person or municipality that transports regulated medical or chemotherapeutic
waste. Section
284.513 (relating to
transportation of regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste; additional
provisions) sets forth additional provisions relating to the transportation of
the waste.
(b)
Manner of
transportation. Regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste shall be
transported in a manner that:
(1) Maintains
the integrity of the containers, prevents the leakage or release of waste from
the containers and provides protection from water, rain and wind.
(2) Prevents the spread of infectious or
chemotherapeutic agents.
(3)
Affords protection from animals and does not provide a breeding place or a food
source for insects or rodents.
(4)
Maintains the waste in a nonputrescent state, using refrigeration (<=
7°C or <= 45°F) or freezing (<= -18°C or <= 0°F) when
necessary.
(5) Prevents odors from
emanating from the container.
(6)
Prevents unauthorized access to the waste.
(c)
Containers.
(1) Regulated medical and chemotherapeutic
waste shall be transported in containers that are:
(i) Rigid.
(ii) Leakproof.
(iii) Impervious to moisture.
(iv) Sufficient in strength to prevent
puncturing, tearing or bursting during transportation.
(v) Labeled in accordance with the
requirements in §
284.414 (relating to marking of
containers), except as provided in § 284.414(b).
(2) In addition to the requirements of
paragraph (1), used sharps shall be transported in containers that are tightly
lidded.
(3) In addition to the
requirements of paragraph (1), regulated medical waste fluids-quantities
greater than 20 cubic centimeters-and chemotherapeutic waste fluids shall be
transported in containers that are:
(i) Break
resistant.
(ii) Tightly lidded or
tightly stoppered.
(4)
Bags meeting the requirements of §
284.413 (relating to storage
containers) may be used to meet the requirements of this subsection that
containers be leakproof and impervious to moisture.
(d)
Types of vehicles.
Vehicles for transporting regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste shall be
noncompaction type vehicles.
(e)
Commingling of waste. Separately containerized regulated
medical or chemotherapeutic waste may be transported in the same vehicle with
containerized municipal waste.
(f)
Cleaning of vehicles. Load compartments of vehicles holding
regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste for transportation shall be
constructed of materials that are impermeable and easily cleaned. Surfaces of
vehicles that have been in direct physical contact with regulated medical or
chemotherapeutic waste, because of a leak in a bag or container or because of
another reason, shall be decontaminated as soon as possible after
unloading.
(g) Refrigeration.
Regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste may be kept in an unrefrigerated
transport vehicle for up to 72 hours provided the waste is not putrescent and
does not attract vectors. If the vehicle is refrigerated (<= 7°C or
<= 45°F) or maintained at freezing temperatures (<= -18°C or
<= 0°F), the in-transit storage period may not exceed 5 days.
(h)
Chutes. Chutes may not
be used by generators, processors or transporters to transfer regulated medical
or chemotherapeutic waste at onsite or offsite locations.
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.