Small Quantity Generators Infectious Medical Waste Guide - DHHR

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West Virginia Department of Health & Human ResourcesBureau of Public HealthOffice of Environmental Health ServicesInfectious Medical Waste ProgramMorrison Building, 815 Quarrier Street, Suite 418Charleston, WV 25301-2616(304) 558-2981
Small quantity generators generate less than 50 pounds of medical waste In a one month period.Infectious medical waste Is defined as medical waste capable of producing a disease In man.Excludedor ExemQted:.Human remains under control of a physician. mortician or dentist.Garbage or trash.Household medical waste Cexcept sharps).Treated and destroyed medical wastes.Ash from medical waste incinerators.Hair. nails and extracted teeth.Medical tubing and devices certified as non-infectious by the generatorThe mixture of infectious medical waste and non-hazardous solid waste is considered aninfectious medical waste.The mixture of infectious medical waste and hazardous waste is regulated as a hazardoussubstance and different rules apply.Non-infectious medical waste is solid waste.
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