ENVIRONMENTAL FINAL GOVERNING STANDARDS ITALY

ITALY - 8 Medical Waste Management
C8.1. SCOPE
C8. CHAPTER 8
MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
This Chapter contains criteria for the management of medical waste at medical, dental research
and development, and veterinary facilities generated in the diagnosis, treatment or immunization
of human beings or animals or in the production or testing of biologicals subject to certain
exclusions. This waste also includes mixtures of medical waste and hazardous waste. It does not
apply to what otherwise would be household waste.
C8.2. DEFINITIONS
C8.2.1. Anatomical Pathology Waste. A subcategory of infectious medical waste that
includes: human tissues and organs, amputated limbs or other body parts, fetuses, placentas, and
similar tissues from surgery, delivery, or autopsy procedures; animal carcasses; and body parts.
The term does not include teeth or unidentifiable body parts.
C8.2.2. Annual Waste Report. (Modello Unico di Dichiarazione Ambientale—MUD).
An official statement listing quantity and type of waste generated and disposed of in the previous
calendar year.
C8.2.3. Cremation. Burning of human or animal dead bodies at high temperatures in
order to transform them into ashes.
C8.2.4. DLA. Defense Logistics Agency.
C8.2.5. Hazardous Waste. Any waste identified as hazardous in the USEUCOM Waste
List or presenting 1 or more hazardous properties and containing constituents in concentrations
at or above the thresholds listed in Appendix B.1. Refer to Chapter 6, “Hazardous Waste.”
C8.2.6. Hazardous Waste Accumulation Point (HWAP). A shop, site, or other work
center where hazardous wastes are accumulated until removed to a Temporary Waste Storage
Area (TWSA) or Waste Storage Area (WSA), or shipped for treatment or disposal. An HWAP
may be used to accumulate no more than 208 liters (55 gallons) of hazardous waste or 1 liter (1
quart) of acute hazardous waste, from each waste stream. The HWAP must be at or near the
point of waste generation and under the control of the operator.
C8.2.7. Hazardous Waste Log. A listing of hazardous waste deposited and removed from
a TWSA or WSA. Information such as the waste type, volume, location, and storage removal
dates should be recorded. (Note: This is distinct from the Waste Loading and Unloading
Register).
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