N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26-3A.30

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:26-3A.30 - Vehicle requirements

(a) In addition to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:26-3, transporters shall use vehicles to transport regulated medical waste in accordance with all applicable Federal regulations including, but not limited to, 49 C.F.R. Parts 171 - 180 as amended and supplemented and that meet the following requirements:

1. The vehicle shall have a fully enclosed, leak-resistant cargo-carrying body;

2. The transporter shall ensure that the waste does not become putrescent in the vehicle through lengthy storage and is not subject to mechanical stress or compaction during loading and unloading or during transit;

3. The transporter shall maintain the cargo-carrying body in good sanitary condition; and

4. The cargo-carrying body shall be securely locked if left unattended.

(b) The transporter shall use vehicles to transport regulated medical waste that have the following identification on the two sides and back of the cargo-carrying body in letters a minimum of three inches in height:

1. The name of the transporter;

2. The transporter's NJDEP solid waste transporter registration number; and

3. A sign or the following words imprinted:

i. MEDICAL WASTE; or

ii. INFECTIOUS WASTE.

(c) A transporter shall not transport regulated medical waste with other solid waste in the same container, unless the transporter manages both wastes as regulated medical waste in compliance with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:26-3A.27 through 3A.36.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26-3A.30

Amended by R.1996 d.578, effective 12/16/1996.
See: 28 New Jersey Register 2114(a), 28 New Jersey Register 5248(a).
In (a)2; inserted reference to becoming putrescent; and in (b)3ii, substituted "Infectious Waste" for "Regulated Medical Waste".
Amended by R.2002 d.181, effective 6/17/2002.
See: 33 New Jersey Register 4218(a), 34 New Jersey Register 2049(a).
In (a), rewrote the introductory paragraph.