N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26-3A.13

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:26-3A.13 - Decontamination standards for reusable containers

(a) Generators, transporters, intermediate handlers and destination facility owners and operators shall comply with the following requirements with respect to reusing containers:

1. All non-rigid containers and inner liners shall be managed as regulated medical waste under this subchapter and shall not be decontaminated or reused;

2. Any container used for the storage and/or transport of regulated medical waste and designated for reuse once emptied, shall be decontaminated if the container shows signs of visible contamination;

3. If any container used for the storage and/or transport of regulated medical waste is for any reason not capable of being rendered free of visible signs of contamination on its outer surface in accordance with (a)2 above, the container must be managed (labeled, marked and treated and/or disposed of) as regulated medical waste under this subchapter; and

4. Decontaminated containers shall be free of all removable contaminating material from the inner and outer surfaces.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26-3A.13

Amended by R.1996 d.578, effective 12/16/1996.
See: 28 New Jersey Register 2114(a), 28 New Jersey Register 5248(a).
In (a)1, substituted "containers" for "packaging"; and added (a)4.