ENVIRONMENTAL FINAL GOVERNING STANDARDS ITALY

ITALY - 8 Medical Waste Management
C8.2.12. Medical Waste. A sub-category of special waste. Medical waste is a waste
generated by any health-related activity (including hospitals, dental clinics, and veterinary
clinics). The medical waste definition includes both infectious and non-infectious waste and
excludes the following:
C8.2.12.1. Wastes produced from kitchens during the preparation of meals
C8.2.12.2. Wastes from catering activities and food residues, excluding those from
departments with infectious patients
C8.2.12.3. Ordinary trash
C8.2.12.4. Empty packaging
C8.2.12.5. Garden waste
C8.2.12.6. Plasters, non-returnable sheets and clothes, medical towels, bandages and bags
for urine (excluding material from infectious patients)
C8.2.13. Medical Waste Requiring Particular Disposal Procedure. Expired or non-used
pharmaceuticals, drugs and other psychotrophic medicines; non-identifiable body-parts; and
animals waste from laboratory tests.
C8.2.14. Radioactive Medical Waste. Any waste originated from a medical or health
related facility contaminated with radioactive material (i.e., from radiology or nuclear medicine
wards).
C8.2.15. Sterility Assurance Level (SAL). The probability that the waste is not sterilized
after the treatment. For the purposes of this Chapter, the acceptable SAL value is 10 -6 .
C8.2.16. Sterilization. Reduction of the microbial contamination, to guarantee an SAL
value of 10-6 . Process includes grinding, drying and volume reduction of waste.
C8.2.17. Transporter. The permitted person, agent, or company who physically transports
waste on public roads.
C8.2.18. Unique Generator Identification Number. The generator identification is
accomplished using the Unique Identification Number assigned by the Italian authorities.
C8.2.19. Unique Identification Number. A unique number that the Italian authorities issue
to any citizen, company, or public body (including foreign citizens residing in Italy) doing
business or having related activities in Italy. The 16-digit number is required when filing
numerous public and private documents. It can be compared to the U.S. Social Security Number.
C8.2.20. Unique Waste Identification Code. The six-digit Waste Code (CER) listed in the
USEUCOM Waste List that is provided for each waste. This number is used by installations to
identify a known waste and to ease the waste management and record-keeping process.
September 2012 Italy FGS 8-3
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