Ariz. Admin. Code § 18-13-1408

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R18-13-1408 - Storage

A. A generator may place a container of biohazardous medical waste alongside a container of solid waste if the biohazardous medical waste is identified and not allowed to co-mingle with the solid waste. The storage area shall not be used to store substances for human consumption or for medical supplies.

B. Once biohazardous medical waste has been packaged for shipment off site, a generator shall provide a storage area for biohazardous medical waste until the waste is collected and shall comply with both of the following requirements:

1. Secure the storage area in a manner that restricts access to, or contact with the biohazardous medical waste to authorized persons.

2. Display the universal biohazard symbol and post warning signs worded as follows for medical waste storage areas: (in English) "CAUTION -- BIOHAZARDOUS MEDICAL WASTE STORAGE AREA -- UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS KEEP OUT" and (in Spanish) "PRECAUCION -- ZONA DE ALMACENAMIENTO DE DESPERDICIOS BIOLOGICOS PELIGROSOS -- PROHIBIDA LA ENTRADA A PERSONAS NO AUTORIZADAS."

C. Beginning at the time the waste is set out for collection, a generator who stores biohazardous medical waste shall comply with all of the following requirements:

1. Putrescible biohazardous medical waste may be kept unrefrigerated up to 72 hours if it would not otherwise cause odor detectable beyond the property line or attract vermin.

2. Refrigerate at 40° F. or less from hour 72 through day 90 putrescible biohazardous medical waste kept for up to 90 days.

3. Nonputrescible biohazardous medical waste may be kept unrefrigerated for up to 90 days.

4. Store biohazardous medical waste for 90 days or less unless the generator has obtained facility plan approval under A.R.S. § 49762.04 and is in compliance with the design and operational requirements prescribed in R18-13-1412.

5. Keep the storage area free of visible contamination.

6. Protect biohazardous medical waste from contact with water, precipitation, wind, or animals. A generator shall ensure that the waste does not provide a breeding place or a food source for insects or rodents.

7. Handle spills by re-packaging the biohazardous medical waste, re-labeling the containers and cleaning any soiled surface as prescribed in R18-13-1407(A)(2)(b).

8. Notwithstanding subsections (C)(1) if odors become a problem, and (2), a generator shall minimize the off-site migration of odors and the presence of vermin. If the Department determines that a generator has not acted or adequately addressed odors or vermin, the Department shall require the waste to be removed or refrigerated at 40° F or less.

D. Trace chemotherapy waste shall be clearly identified as such by its label.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-13-1408

New Section adopted by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 3776, effective September 17, 1999 (Supp. 99-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 27 A.A.R. 2801, effective 1/4/2022.