R315-316-4. Infectious Waste Transportation Requirements

  (1) Infectious waste shall not be transported in the same vehicle with other waste unless the infectious waste is contained in a separate, fully enclosed leak-proof container within the vehicle or unless all of the waste is to be treated as infectious waste in accordance with Rule R315-316.

  (2) Persons manually loading or unloading containers of infectious waste onto or from transport vehicles shall:

  (a) be trained in the proper use of protective equipment;

  (b) have available and easily accessible at all times puncture resistant gloves and shoes, shatterproof glasses, and coveralls; and

  (c) shall have face shields and respirators available.

  (d) Protective gear that becomes soiled with infectious waste shall be decontaminated or disposed as infectious waste.

  (3) Surfaces of transport vehicles that have contacted spilled or leaked infectious waste shall be decontaminated by procedures approved by the Director.

  (4) Vehicles transporting infectious waste shall meet all warning requirements of the Department of Transportation related to infectious, biohazardous or biomedical waste.

  (5) Each truck, trailer, or semitrailer, or container used for transporting infectious waste shall be designed and constructed, and its contents limited, so that under conditions normally incident to transportation, there shall be no releases of infectious waste to the environment.

  (6) Any truck, trailer, semitrailer, or container used for transporting infectious waste shall be free from leaks, and all discharge openings shall be securely closed during transportation.

  (7) No person shall transport infectious waste into the state for treatment, storage, or disposal unless the waste is packaged, contained, labeled and transported in the manner required by this section.

  (8) All transporter vehicles shall carry a spill containment and cleanup kit and the transport workers shall be trained in spill containment and cleanup procedures.