(b) The plan/procedure shall include the following:

1. (1) A method of handling medical waste separately from other waste which prevents unauthorized persons from having access to or contact with the waste;
2. (2) A method of loading and unloading of medical waste which limits the number of persons handling the waste and minimizes the possibility of exposure of employees and the public to medical waste;
3. (3) A method of decontaminating emptied reusable medical waste containers, transport vehicles, or facility equipment which are or are believed to be contaminated with medical waste;

4. (4)

   1. (A) The provision and required use of personal protective equipment for persons manually loading or unloading containers of medical waste on or from transport vehicles.
   2. (B) Contaminated protective equipment shall be disposed of as medical waste or cleaned and decontaminated;

5. (5)

   1. (A) A description of the means of decontamination of any person having had bodily contact with medical waste while transporting the waste or while handling or disposing of the waste.
   2. (B) These procedures shall include decontamination procedures and procedures for medical care; and

6. (6) A procedural plan for handling any transportation incidents involving containers or vehicles transporting commercial medical waste, including:

   1. (A) Notification of the authorities as outlined in 20 CAR § 53-414;
   2. (B) Clean up; and
   3. (C) Decontamination.