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(Register 96, No. 2—t-12. 3) ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 4 GM (P. 1900.91) Infectious Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility Require- (a) Any person who operates a'facihty for the treatment, storage or disposal of more than 140 kilograms per month of infectious waste shall have a vabd and appropriate Hazardous Waste Facili Permit issued by the Departmen ge,nt t�aHH to Facility't shall not be required f oro ration a.-�. -.... . ,,., . -. s .,as in any of the followin categgnesunless also uhliz for the __j M. treatment, storage or disposal of ha.zar ous waste other than infectious waste: (1) A waste facility that has been designated as a Class II -1 or II -2 landfill sal site pursuant to Section 2511, Title 23, CAC. A cremato„�un or cemetery, provided that hazardous waste other than ectious waste consisting of recognizable human or animal anatomical re- mains, tissues or pathological specimens are not disposed of at the faci.l.ity. (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 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), (3) or (4) of subsec- tion a) above shall have and shall adhere to an operation plan for the handling and disposal of infectious waste approved in writing by the Department; except that the operation plan for a facility ' Pe P ty in a category specified in part (1 of subsection (a) above may be approved in writing by the local health officer instead of the Department. The operation plan shall include the following g (1 A method of receiving wastes which ensures that infectious wastes are handled separately from other wastes until treatment or disposal is accom- plished and which prevents unauthorized persons from having access to or contact with the waste. (2) A method of unloading and processing of infectious wastes which limits handling the number of persons the wastes and minimizes the possibility of exposure of employees and the public using or visiting the facility to infectious waste. (3) K6.sposal is by burial at a landfill disposal facility, a method for immedi- ate buriaof the infectious waste in the disposal containers with adequate cover material of soil or other solid waste prior to compaction to ensure that equip- ment or persons are not contaminated by infectious waste by subsequent com- paction and covering operations. (4) If treatment or disposal is by a method other than landfill burial, a method of operation that provides for and ensures that the infectious waste will be rendered noninfectious within four days of receipt at the facility. (5) A method to ensure that, in landfill disposal, landfill cells or trenches containing infectious waste are covered with a minimum six-inch depth of compacted soil at the end of the working day. (6) A method of decontaminating emptied reusable infectious waste con- tainers, transport vehicles or facility equipment which are known or believed to be contaminated with infectious waste by the use of procedures as described in Section (k) of this article. (7) 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 gear shall be disposed of at the facility or decontaminated.