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PDFWAC 480-70-466

Biomedical waste, vehicle requirements.

(1) A company that transports biomedical waste must ensure that all motor vehicles used to transport biomedical waste are equipped with cargo compartments that:
(a) Can be secured to limit access at all times, except by company personnel during loading and unloading;
(b) Are fully enclosed;
(c) Are leak-proof;
(d) Are made of nonporous material impervious to biomedical waste; and
(e) Are physically separated from the driver's compartment.
(2) A company may substitute a motor vehicle with a detachable cargo box that meets all the requirements of subsection (1) of this section.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 81.04.160, 81.77.030 and 80.01.040. WSR 01-08-012 (Docket No. TG-990161, General Order No. R-479), ยง 480-70-466, filed 3/23/01, effective 4/23/01.]