As used in this subchapter, the following definitions apply:
- (1) "Biohazard bag" or "red bag" means a bag marked with a biohazard symbol that meets the requirements of U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(1)(ii). The biohazard bag must be moisture-proof, disposable, and of a strength sufficient to prevent ripping, tearing, or bursting under normal conditions of use.
- (2) "Department" means the Department of Environmental Quality established in 2-15-3501, MCA.
- (3) "Inactivate" means to cause the death of an infectious agent.
- (4) "Infectious waste" has the meaning given in 75-10-1003, MCA.
- (5) "Management" means the storage, treatment, or disposal of infectious waste.
- (6) "Noninfectious waste" means treated infectious waste or any waste other than infectious waste.
- (7) "Person" has the meaning given in 75-10-1003, MCA.
- (8) "Storage" means the short-term containment of infectious waste, prior to treatment, for no longer than 90 days.
- (9) "Transport" or "transportation" has the meaning given in 75-10-1003, MCA.
- (10) "Transporter" means a person who transports, or engages in transportation or storage of, infectious waste or treated infectious waste.
- (11) "Vehicle" means any vehicle, including a truck and trailer or tractor-trailer combination.
Authorizing statute(s): 75-10-204, 75-10-208, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 75-10-1004, 75-10-1005, MCA
History: NEW, 2013 MAR p. 1825, Eff. 10/18/13.