Medical Waste definition

Medical Waste means isolation wastes, infectious agents, human blood and blood products, pathological wastes, sharps, body parts, contaminated bedding, surgical wastes, potentially contaminated laboratory wastes, and dialysis wastes.

Medical Waste means (i) pathological waste, (ii) blood, (iii) sharps, (iv) wastes from surgery or autopsy, (v) dialysis waste, including contaminated disposable equipment and supplies, (vi) cultures and stocks of infectious agents and associated biological agents, (vii) contaminated animals, (viii) isolation wastes, (ix) contaminated equipment, (x) laboratory waste, (xi) any substance, pollutant, material, or contaminant listed or regulated under any Medical Waste Law, and (xii) other biological waste and discarded materials contaminated with or exposed to blood, excretion, or secretions from human beings or animals.

Medical Waste includes, but is not limited to, (a) pathological waste, (b) blood, (c) sharps, (d) wastes from surgery or autopsy, (e) dialysis waste, including contaminated disposable equipment and supplies, (f) cultures and stocks of infectious agents and associated biological agents, (g) contaminated animals, (h) isolation wastes, (i) contaminated equipment, (j) laboratory waste, and (k) various other biological waste and discarded materials contaminated with or exposed to blood, excretion, or secretions from human beings or animals. “Medical Waste” also includes any substance, pollutant, material, or contaminant listed or regulated under the Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. §§6992, et seq. (“MWTA”).

Examples of Medical Waste in a sentence

• Evidence that the LG has in place a functional system for Medical waste management or central infrastructures for managing medical waste (either an incinerator or Registered waste management service provider): score 2 or else score 0 2The evidence availed shows that the local government has a registered service provider (green labels limited) that was contracted by the ministry of health to collect, store, transport, dispose/treatment of health care waste.

• Contractor shall be responsible for all costs of clean up and/or removal of spilled regulated substances as a result of Contractor’s services or operations performed under this Agreement, including, but not limited to: • Hazardous and toxic substances, • Hazardous waste, • Universal waste, • Medical waste, • Biological waste, • Sharps waste.

• Medical waste regulated pursuant to the State Medical Waste Management Act (Part 14 (commencing with Section 117600) of Division 104 of the State Health and Safety Code).

• Untreated medical waste shall not be disposed of in a Solid Waste landfill, as defined in State Public Resources Code Section 40195.1. Medical waste that has been treated and deemed to be Solid Waste shall be regulated pursuant to Division 30 of the State Public Resources Code.

More Definitions of Medical Waste

Medical Waste means all waste generated in direct patient care or in diagnostic or research areas that is non-infectious but aesthetically repugnant if found in the environment.

Medical Waste means any waste that is generated in the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of

Medical Waste means isolation wastes, infectious agents, human blood and blood products, pathological wastes, sharps, body parts, contaminated bedding, surgical wastes, potentially contaminated laboratory wastes, or dialysis wastes, and includes any medical or infectious wastes as defined by the MDEQ.

Medical Waste includes, but is not limited to, pathological waste, blood, sharps, wastes from surgery or autopsy, dialysis waste, including contaminated disposable equipment and supplies, cultures and stock of infectious agents and associated biological agents, contaminated animals, isolation wastes, contaminated equipment, laboratory waste, various other biological waste and discarded materials contaminated with or exposed to blood, excretion or secretion from human beings or animals, and any substance, pollutant, material or contaminant listed or regulated under the Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. xx.xx. 6992, et seq.

Medical Waste means any substance, pollutant, materials or contaminant listed or regulated under the Medical Waste Laws.

Medical Waste means that term as it is defined in section 13805 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.13805.

Medical Waste means any waste that is generated in the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals, in medical research on humans or animals, or in the production or testing of biologicals. The term includes: