Current through August 26, 2024
No person may transport or ship infectious waste in
Wisconsin unless adequate measures are taken to protect waste handlers, the
public and the environment from exposure to the infectious waste, and all of
the following requirements are met:
(1) LICENSES. Except as provided in sub. (2),
no person may transport infectious waste or operate or maintain an infectious
waste transportation service unless the person has obtained an infectious waste
transportation license from the department for each vehicle and complies with
both the minimum transportation requirements in sub. (3) and the operating
requirements for licensed infectious waste transporters in sub. (4). To apply
for an operating license, the applicant shall submit an application form and
the infectious waste transportation license fee according to s.
NR 520.04,
Table 2.
(2) EXEMPTIONS. Persons
who meet any of the following conditions are exempt from licensing under this
section, but shall meet the minimum requirements for transporting infectious
waste in sub. (3):
(a) Persons transporting
infectious waste only on private roads on the same property where the
infectious waste was generated and using vehicles or covered carts owned or
leased by the infectious waste generator.
(am) Persons transporting infectious waste
only on private roads between the property where the infectious waste was
generated and a contiguous property, and using vehicles or covered carts owned
or leased by either the infectious waste generator and the owner of the
contiguous property.
(b) Persons
transporting less than 50 pounds of infectious waste per calendar
month.
(c) Persons operating
vehicles owned or leased by the United States postal service and handling
infectious waste sent through the mail.
(d) Persons operating vehicles owned by a
parcel carrier service for which infectious waste constitutes an incidental
portion of the carrier's business, if the infectious waste is handled in
accordance with all applicable state and federal regulations.
(e) Persons transporting infectious waste
through Wisconsin who are not stopping to collect, drop off or transfer the
infectious waste, and who handle the infectious waste in accordance with all
applicable state and federal regulations.
(f) Persons transporting infectious waste
which is also a hazardous waste under s.
291.01(7),
Stats., provided that the transportation is regulated under s.
291.23,
Stats., and ch. NR 663.
(3) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL PERSONS
TRANSPORTING INFECTIOUS WASTE. No person may transport infectious waste unless
the person complies with all of the following minimum requirements:
(a) The infectious waste shall be contained
according to the requirements of s.
NR 526.07.
(b) The infectious waste shall be handled
according to the requirements of s.
NR 526.08.
(c) The vehicle used to transport the
infectious waste shall meet all of the following requirements:
1. The portion of the vehicle where the
infectious waste is contained shall be completely enclosed to prevent
littering, spillage or leakage. The enclosed portion shall be leak-resistant,
if necessary, considering the type of waste and its moisture content. Roll-off
boxes or dumpsters may not be used to transport infectious waste.
2. The vehicle shall be maintained in good
repair.
3. The vehicle shall be
cleaned as frequently as necessary to prevent nuisances.
4. Nuisance conditions shall be prevented
from developing. Appropriate measures shall be taken to prevent odors,
including but not limited to refrigerating the infectious waste below 42°
Fahrenheit until treated.
(d) The person shall transport the infectious
waste only to solid waste facilities which are one of the following:
1. Licensed by the department to store or
treat infectious waste.
2. Exempt
from licensing by the department under the storage requirements in s.
NR 526.09(2) or under the treatment
facility requirements in s.
NR 526.12(2) or are exempt from
manifesting requirements under s.
NR 526.14(2), such as a registered
sharps collection station.
Note: Other transportation regulations, such as USDOT
standards, may also apply. For more information, contact USDOT helpline at
1-800-467-4922.
3.
Facilities licensed or exempt by another state to store, incinerate or treat
infectious waste.
(4) OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSED
INFECTIOUS WASTE TRANSPORTERS. Infectious waste transporters which are required
to be licensed by the department shall comply with all the following
requirements in addition to those in sub. (3):
(a) Each vehicle shall have "WDNR" followed
by the infectious waste transportation license number lettered on the driver's
and passenger's doors. The letters shall be at least 2 inches high with a
minimum of 1/2 inch brush stroke. The lettering shall contrast with the
background so it is easy to read.
(b) Vehicles or containers used for the
collection or transportation of infectious waste shall be durable and easy to
clean.
(c) Each vehicle hauling
infectious waste shall carry a written contingency plan for spills and
accidents and shall carry tools and materials sufficient to implement the
contingency plan. In case of spill or accident, the driver shall implement the
contingency plan immediately after spillage occurs and follow the provisions of
s.
292.11,
Stats.
(d) The portion of the
vehicle where the infectious waste is placed shall be cleaned and disinfected
before hauling materials other than infectious waste, solid waste or supplies
related to managing waste.
(e) The
person transporting the infectious waste shall sign all manifests which
accompany the infectious waste, even if the waste is exempt from manifesting
under s.
NR 526.14(2), and deliver the manifests
to the next person who handles the waste.
(f) If infectious waste is not accompanied by
an infectious waste manifest, the person transporting the waste shall initiate
an infectious waste manifest for that waste, unless the person transporting the
waste hauls less than 50 pounds of unmanifested infectious waste per
month.
(5) CHANGES IN
SERVICE. Licensed infectious waste transporters shall notify the department in
writing of all significant changes in service. The written notice shall be
given to the department's area or district office at least 30 days prior to the
effective date of the change. If the change was not anticipated, the written
notice shall be sent within 30 days after the change first occurred. Changes in
service to individual clients or in the routes driven are not significant
changes in service. All of the following actions are "significant changes in
service":
(a) Adding a vehicle.
(b) Replacing a vehicle.
(c) Changing the destination to which the
infectious waste is hauled.
(d)
Expanding the service area into another county.
(e) Terminating service.
