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TITLE 22 ENVIR001MAL IfFALni (Reoletow GL No. § 6682- Infectious Wage Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility(P. 1800.91) Require- ments. Osa ity (2) Any person who operates a facility for the treatment,stor of more 11M 100 kilograms per month of infectious waste shall age ordis sa' appropriate Hazardous Waste Facility p have a velihTaond ermit issued by the Departmen4 ex- CePt Eta Hazardous Waste Facility Permit shall not be requiredfor o ration Of A facility that is in any of the following categories unless also ugxfor the treatment,storage or disposal of hazardous waste other fl=infectious waste: (1) A waste facility that has been designated as a CL= 11-1 or 11-2 landfill disP6W site pursuant to Suction 2511, Title 23, CAC (2) A crematorium or cemetery,provided that hazardous waste other than infectious waste consisting of recognizable human or animal anatomical MairL% tissues or pathological specimens are not disposed of at the facilityre- . (3) A wastewater treatment facility. (4) An incinerator,steam sterilizer or autoclave located on site of an infec- tious waste producer processing only infectious waste produced on site and Operated according to procedures specified in Section 66845 of this article. (b) The operator of any facility used for the treatment storage or disposal Of infectious waste not in a category specified in part (2), ' tion L3) or (4) of subsec- a)above shall have and shall adhere to an operation p for the handling and * of infectious waste approved in writing by the Department;except that the operation plan for a facility in a category ified in part ( subsection (a) above may be approved in writing7yTlocal keWofficer " Of fficer d of the DePartmenL The operation plan shall include the following requirements: (I A method of rece*vm* wastes which ensures that infect, 21 m OUS wastes are ed �ately from Oyer wastes until treatment or disposal is a , Plished se Prevents unauthorized persons from having Im- contact with the waste. access to or (2) A method of unloadinT6d the �an Xrocessing of infectious wastes which limits e number Of Persons ban g e wastes and minimizes the-possibility of exposure of employees and the public using or visiting the facility to infectious waste. (3) If d I�"is by burial at a landfill ate burial• the I disposal facility,a method for the infectious immedi- waste in the disP&d containers with adequate cover material of soil or other solid waste prior to Compaction to ensure that equip- ment or persons are not coataminated Paction and covering operations. by infectious waste by subsequent com- (4) If treatment or disposal is by a method other than L=M buriaL ' 9:method ofo atiort that provides for and ensures that the infectious waste a render noninfectious within four da of receipt at the fimility. Will (5) A method to ensure tha4 in Ian PTOs Containing infectious waste are covered ��landfill cells or trenches compacted soil at the end of the workirqw'th a minimum six-inch. depth of (6) A method of decontaminating em day. taoiners,transport vehicles or facility emptied reusable infectious waste con. to be contaminated wi equi ment which are known or believed in Section W40(k) ofthisf"ecdt'Colues waste the use Of Procedures as described U) The provision and required use Of clean gloves and coveralls,along with other protective clothing,face masks or respirators to provide protection of employees against exposure to infectious waste.Soiled protective gar shall be disi�of at the facility or decontaminated.