Section 1389-CC. Storage and containment of regulated medical waste

1.
  Containment of regulated medical waste shall be in a manner and location
  which affords protection from the environment and limits exposure to the
  public.
    2. Regulated medical waste shall be separated from other waste as soon
  as practicable in the generator's facility.
    3. Unless otherwise approved  by  the  department,  regulated  medical
  waste shall be contained at the producing facility only for such periods
  and  under  such conditions pursuant to rules and regulations adopted in
  furtherance of this title.
    4. Containment of regulated medical waste shall be separate from other
  wastes. Containers used for the containment of regulated  medical  waste
  shall be marked prominently on the containers with the universal warning
  sign or the word "biohazard".
    5.  Regulated  medical  waste,  except  for discarded sharps, shall be
  contained in bags which are impervious to moisture and have  a  strength
  sufficient   to   resist  ripping,  tearing  or  bursting  under  normal
  conditions of usage and of handling.  The bags shall be secured so as to
  prevent leakage during storage, handling or transport. All bags used for
  containment and disposal of regulated medical wastes  shall  be  red  in
  color.
    6.  All discarded sharps shall be contained for disposal in leakproof,
  rigid, puncture-resistant containers which are secured to preclude  loss
  of  the  contents.  Such  containers  shall  be red in color or shall be
  conspicuously labeled with the word "infectious" or the words "regulated
  medical waste".
    7. Before regulated medical waste is transported from  the  generating
  facility,  regulated  medical  waste  contained in disposable containers
  shall be placed for storage or handling in disposable or reusable pails,
  cartons, drums, dumpsters or portable bins. The containment system shall
  be leakproof, have tight-fitting covers and be kept clean  and  in  good
  repair.  The  containers  may be of any color and shall be conspicuously
  labeled with the word  "infectious"  or  the  words  "regulated  medical
  waste".
    8. Reusable containers for regulated medical waste shall be thoroughly
  washed and decontaminated each time they are emptied unless the surfaces
  of  the  containers have been completely protected from contamination by
  disposable liners, bags or other devices removed with the waste.
    9. Reusable pails, drums, dumpsters or bins used  for  containment  of
  regulated medical waste shall not be used for containment of waste to be
  disposed  of  as  other  wastes or for other purposes except after being
  decontaminated.
    10. Trash chutes shall not be used to transfer regulated medical waste
  between locations where it is contained.