20 CAR § 53-512 – Training

(a) All personnel involved in the management, storage, and treatment/disposal of commercial medical waste shall be properly trained in the identification, handling, and safety requirements of medical waste for their own protection and others.
(b) The commercial medical waste treatment, storage, and/or disposal (TSD) facility shall have a written training program.
(c) Training shall:
1. (1) Occur before the initial job assignment; and
2. (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. (1) Treatment, storage, and/or disposal (TSD) facility's written operation plan/procedure as outlined in 20 CAR § 53-520;
2. (2) This part, Rules Pertaining to the Management of Regulated Medical Waste from Healthcare Related Facilities;
3. (3) Mechanisms by which disease transmission may occur;
4. (4) Requirements of the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration Bloodborne Pathogen Standard, 29 C.F.R. § 1910-1030;
5. (5) Proper use of protective measures to prevent contact with medical waste by both facility personnel and the public;
6. (6) Selection, use, and decontamination/disposal of appropriate protective equipment; and
7. (7) Procedures to be taken in the event of an incident involving commercial medical waste, including the:
  1. (A) Notification of the appropriate authorities; and
  2. (B) Facility’s implementation of its contingency/spill management plan.