California Health and Safety Code CHAPTER 9 - Containment and Storage

• Section 118275.
  (a) To containerize or store medical waste, at the point of generation and while collected in that room, a person shall do all of the following:(1) Medical...
• Section 118280.
  To containerize biohazard bags, a person shall do all of the following:(a) The bags shall be tied to prevent leakage or expulsion of contents during all...
• Section 118285.
  To containerize sharps waste, a person shall do all of the following:(a) Place all sharps waste into a sharps container.(b) Tape closed or tightly lid full sharps...
• Section 118286.
  (a) A person shall not knowingly place home-generated sharps waste in any of the following containers:(1) Any container used for the collection of solid waste, recyclable materials,...
• Section 118290.
  Any small quantity generator who has properly containerized the medical waste according to the requirements of this article may store the waste in a permitted...
• Section 118295.
  A person shall thoroughly wash and decontaminate reusable rigid containers for medical waste by a method approved by the enforcement agency each time they are...
• Section 118300.
  Any leak or spill of a medical waste by a medical waste generator, hazardous waste hauler, or treatment facility shall be decontaminated by procedures adopted...
• Section 118305.
  A person shall not use reusable pails, drums, dumpsters, or bins used for medical waste for the containment of solid waste, or for other purposes,...
• Section 118307.
  Medical waste that is stored in an area prior to transfer to the designated accumulation area, as defined in Section 118310, shall be stored in...
• Section 118310.
  A designated accumulation area used for the storage of medical waste containers prior to transportation or treatment shall be secured so as to deny access...
• Section 118315.
  A person shall not use a trash chute to transfer medical waste.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)
• Section 118320.
  (a)  Except as provided in subdivision (b), compactors or grinders shall not be used to process medical waste until after the waste has been treated...

Last modified: October 22, 2018