Section 333.13810 - Producing facility incinerating medical waste on site; containment of medical waste. - Michigan Statutes

PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978

333.13810 Producing facility incinerating medical waste on site; containment of medical waste.

Sec. 13810.

A producing facility that incinerates medical waste on site shall do all of the following to contain medical waste:

(a) Package, contain, and locate medical waste in a matter that protects and prevents the medical waste from release at the producing facility or at any time before ultimate disposal.

(b) Separate and dispose of sharps in the manner described in section 13811(d).

(c) Label the containers required under subdivision (a) with a biohazard symbol or the words “medical waste” or “pathological waste” in letters not less than 1 inch high.

(d) Not store medical waste on premises of the producing facility for more than 90 days.

History: Add. 1990, Act 21, Eff. June 4, 1990
Compiler's Notes: In subdivision (a), the words “Package, contain, and locate medical waste in a matter” evidently should read “Package, contain, and locate medical waste in a manner.”
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