- (a) All personnel involved in the transport and handling of commercial medical waste shall be properly trained in the identification, handling, and transportation of medical waste for their own protection and others.
- (b) The commercial medical waste transporter shall have a written training program.
(c) Training shall:
- (1) Occur before the initial job assignment; and
- (2) Be repeated at least annually.
- (d) Written documentation is required of employee training.
(e) This training shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
- (1) Transporter's written operation plan/procedure and spill management plan as outline in 20 CAR § 53-402;
- (2) This part, Pertaining to the Management of Regulated Medical Waste from Healthcare-Related Facilities;
- (3) United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration Bloodborne Pathogen Standard, 29 C.F.R. § 1910.1030, as applicable;
- (4) Mechanisms by which disease transmission may occur;
- (5) Proper use of protective measures to prevent contact with medical waste by both the transporter and the public;
- (6) Selection, use, and decontamination/disposal of appropriate protective equipment; and
- (7) Procedures to be taken in the event of a transportation incident involving commercial medical waste, including notification of the appropriate authorities as outlined in 20 CAR § 53-414.