All infectious waste must be handled, stored
and transported as described herein. All infectious waste shall be
segregated from noninfectious waste at all times, with the exception
of incineration at the point of generation.
All infectious waste, except sharps, shall be placed
into plastic bags that are seamless, impervious to moisture, tear
resistant and red in color. The bags shall be secured so as to prevent
leakage or loss of contents during handling, storage and transport.
All wastes and/or materials placed in red bags shall be presumed to
be infectious waste.
Sharps shall be discarded directly into rigid, punctureproof
containers that are impervious to moisture and red in color and secured
to preclude loss of contents. Such containers shall be marked with
the word "INFECTIOUS" and the universal biohazard symbol.
Any container containing a liquid classifiable as
an infectious waste that cannot be legally discarded into the municipal
sanitary sewer system of the City of Glen Cove must be packed with
sufficient absorbent material to prevent the contents from discharging
or leaking if the container is broken. After packing such container
with absorbent material, it shall be placed into a red bag.
Spills, leaks, broken bags, etc., of infectious waste
shall be immediately cleaned up and repackaged, and all surfaces which
have or may have come into contact with the infectious waste shall
be disinfected in an approved manner. No liquids or solids resulting
from such disinfection shall be permitted to enter the public streets
or storm drains or lands or waters of the City of Glen Cove.
Laboratory wastes, except sharps, and serums and vaccines
may be sterilized by autoclaving and disposed of as noninfectious
waste, provided that a record is maintained of all autoclaved waste
and autoclave test strips have been included with each batch of autoclaved
wastes.
All persons handling infectious waste shall be provided
by their employer, and required to wear, protective gloves and other
such protective clothing as may be required under the rules and regulations
promulgated by the Office of the Harbormaster of the City of Glen
Cove.
The area where infectious waste is stored, including
refrigerators and freezers, shall have limited access and shall be
posted with the word "INFECTIOUS" and the universal biohazard symbol.
The bagged infectious waste must be placed within
a rigid or semirigid container. All containers for the storage of
such infectious waste must be weathertight, rodentproof and labeled
with the word "INFECTIOUS" and the universal biohazard symbol.
Reusable containers for the storage of infectious
wastes shall be thoroughly decontaminated each time they are emptied
unless the surfaces have been protected from contamination by disposable
liners, bags or other devices removed with the waste. Any liquid or
solid resulting from such decontamination shall not be permitted to
enter the public streets or storm drains or lands or waters of the
City of Glen Cove.
Reusable containers for the containment of infectious
waste shall not be used for the containment of waste to be disposed
of as noninfectious except after they have been decontaminated and
the word "INFECTIOUS" and the universal biohazard symbol obliterated
from the container.
Any spills, leaks, broken or punctured bags or damaged
storage containers of infectious waste occurring or detected during
storage shall be immediately cleaned up and repackaged, and all surfaces
which have or may have come into contact with the infectious waste
shall be disinfected in an approved manner. No liquids or solids resulting
from such disinfection shall be permitted to enter the public streets
or storm drains or lands or waters of the City of Glen Cove.
Carts and reusable rigid or semirigid containers used
to move infectious waste within a facility must be frequently cleaned
and disinfected and may not be used for any other purpose. No liquid
or solid resulting from such disinfection shall be permitted to enter
the public streets or storm drains or lands or waters of the City
of Glen Cove.
For movement within a facility, all infectious waste
shall be contained in plastic bags that are seamless, impervious to
moisture, tear-resistant and red in color. Any bagged infectious waste
removed from an area for the treatment of a patient on isolation shall
be placed into a second bag conforming to the above-written specifications
and the bag must be securely closed and sealed.
The time and route of movement of infectious waste
within a facility shall be selected so as to minimize the number of
people exposed to the infectious waste.
All bagged infectious waste shall have the generator's
legal name and address imprinted on or affixed to the bag. In addition,
enclosed in each bag shall be at least two floatable identification
tags bearing the legal name and address of the generator.
No person shall transport any infectious waste within the City of Glen Cove without a valid permit from the City of Glen Cove for the transportation of infectious waste in accordance with Article IX, Permits and Registration, of this Part 3, as well as any and all applicable federal and state permits and licenses.
Any person engaged in the transportation of infectious waste within the City of Glen Cove shall maintain aboard any vehicle used for the purpose of transporting such infectious waste a copy of the valid permit issued for that purpose by the City of Glen Cove in accordance with Article IX, Permits and Registration, of this Part 3, as well as any and all applicable federal or state permits or licenses.
Infectious waste shall be transported in closed, rigid,
leakproof containers, trailers or vehicles. Such containers, trailers
or vehicles shall be sealed and secured at all times except during
on-loading and off-loading of such infectious waste in such a manner
as to prevent loss of contents during transportation and so as to
preclude unauthorized access to such infectious waste by any person.
Infectious waste shall not be transported with other
waste unless the infectious waste is separately contained in rigid
reusable containers kept separate by barriers from other waste, or
unless all of the waste is to be disposed of as infectious waste in
accordance with the provisions of this Part 3.
All vehicles used for the transporting of infectious
waste shall be conspicuously marked with the word "INFECTIOUS" in
letters a minimum of three inches high and of a color contrasting
with the color of the vehicle and the universal biohazard symbol.
Transportation of infectious waste shall be only to
a disposal facility duly licensed, permitted or approved by the New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation for the disposal
of such waste.
Spillage, leakage, broken bags, etc., of infectious
waste shall be immediately cleaned up and repackaged, and all surfaces
which have or may have come into contact with the infectious waste
shall be decontaminated in an approved manner. Any liquid or solid
resulting from such decontamination shall not be permitted to enter
the public streets or storm sewers or lands or waters of the City
of Glen Cove.
Every container, trailer or vehicle compartment used
to contain infectious waste shall be decontaminated upon completion
of off-loading of each and every load or cargo of such infectious
waste at a duly authorized transfer station or disposal facility.
No liquids or solids resulting from such decontamination shall be
permitted to enter the public streets or storm drains or lands or
waters of the City of Glen Cove.
Any spillage, leakage, discharge or loss of infectious
waste into or onto any public street or storm drain or lands or waters
within the City of Glen Cove shall be reported immediately to the
Office of the Harbormaster of the City of Glen Cove, the Glen Cove
Police Department and the Director of Public Works of the City of
Glen Cove.
All vehicles, and all vehicle containers, trailers,
etc., used for the transportation of infectious waste shall be wholly
owned by the transporter, and shall be registered on the transporter's
permit issued by the Office of the Harbormaster of the City of Glen
Cove. Leasing of vehicles, vehicle containers, trailers, etc., for
the purpose of transport of infectious waste is prohibited.
No transporter shall store or permit to remain for
a period to exceed 12 hours any quantity of infectious waste in any
vehicle, vehicle compartment or trailer within the City of Glen Cove.
No person shall operate, use, maintain or construct
a facility for the transfer of infectious waste from one vehicle to
another, or from a vehicle to any intermediate storage or holding
site within the City of Glen Cove, or for the purpose of consolidation
of a load or cargo of infectious waste.