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➢ Wastes generated within hospitals, clinics, labs, services <br />➢ Regulated Federally by: <br />• OSHA— health and safety of workers and handling and identification of <br />materials — Blood borne pathogens regulations 29 CFR 1910.1030 <br />• DOT— considered a hazardous material and therefore must be <br />transported under the Hazardous Materials Regulations -49 CFR 173.134 <br />➢ Regulated by State Agencies: <br />• Health Departments t <br />• Environmental Protection cU ULNUUM <br />• Department of Natural Resources htto://www.envcao.ora/statetools/ <br />➢ No one regulatory body over all entities handling, transporting or treating <br />medical waste — it makes it complicated <br />➢ State regulations differ in definition — important to understand each state's <br />requirements <br />WasteXreen4Healthcare" <br />PROTECTING PEOPLE. REDUCING RISK.' <br />➢ Regulated Medical Waste (DOT) — a waste or reusable material <br />derived from the medical treatment of an animal or human, <br />which includes: <br />• Diagnosis and immunization; or <br />• From biomedical research which includes the <br />production and testing of biological products. <br />• Identification numbers: <br />IS UN 3291— Regulated Medical Waste <br />■ UN 2814— Infectious substances affecting humans— <br />Category A <br />■ UN 2900— Infectious substances affecting animals only— <br />Category A <br />■ UN 3373 — Biological substance — Category B <br />WasteNreen4Healthcare'" <br />PROTECTING PEOPLE. REDUCING RISK.' <br />➢ Paper and plastic: wrappers, packaging, boxes, office paper <br />➢ Unused medical products and supplies <br />➢ Personal Protective equipment: not worn, worn but not grossly <br />contaminated <br />• State regulations may impact definitions <br />➢ Food products and wastes <br />➢ Empty IV bags, bottles and tubing without needles or visible • <br />contamination <br />➢ Empty non hazardous aerosol pressure cans <br />WasteXreen4Healthcare" <br />PROTECTING PEOPLE. REDUCING RISK.' <br />➢ Recyclable materials are any materials which can be diverted <br />from landfill and used in a process to manufacture new products <br />• Paper and cardboard <br />• Plastic (various bottles) <br />• Beverage containers <br />(class, plastic, aluminum) <br />• Aluminum, tin, metal and steel <br />• Glass <br />• Batteries <br />• Wooden Pallets <br />WasteNreen4 Healthcare` <br />PROTECTING PEOPLE. REDUCING RISK.' <br />