Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter B - GENERAL PERMITS › CONTENT OF GENERAL PERMITS AND WAIVERS OR MODIFICATIONS › Section 284.121 - Contents of general permits

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Each general permit issued by the Department will
							 include, at a minimum:
(1) A clear and
						  specific description of the category of processing of regulated medical or
						  chemotherapeutic waste eligible for coverage under the general
						  permit.
(2) The standards in §
													284.101(a)
						  (relating to authorization for general permits) and a brief explanation of the
						  reasons for the Department's determination that the category of processing is
						  eligible for coverage under the general permit in accordance with the standards
						  in § 284.101(a).
(3) A
						  specification of registration requirements established in accordance with
						  §
													284.131 (relating to authorization
						  for persons or municipalities to be included in a general permit) and the fee
						  imposed on registrants for coverage under the general permit.
(4) An effective date, and a fixed permit
						  term, which may not exceed 10 years from the effective date. If the Department
						  renews a general permit, the term may not exceed the term of the original
						  permit.
(5) A set of terms and
						  conditions governing the construction, operation, maintenance, inspection and
						  monitoring of the processing activities covered by the general permit as are
						  necessary to assure compliance with this act, this article and the
						  environmental protection acts.
(6)
						  A requirement that persons or municipalities who conduct activities authorized
						  by the general permit shall allow authorized representatives of the
						  Commonwealth, without advance notice or a search warrant, upon the presentation
						  of appropriate credentials, and without delay, to have access to areas in which
						  the activities covered by the general permit will be, are being or have been
						  conducted to ensure compliance with the act and the act of July 13, 1988 (P. L.
						  525, No. 93) (35 P. S. §§
														6019.1-6019.6), known as the Infectious and
						  Chemotherapeutic Waste Law, regulations promulgated thereunder and a permit,
						  license or order issued by the Department under the act.
(7) A requirement that the activities
						  authorized by the general permit will not harm or present a threat of harm to
						  the health, safety or welfare of the people or environment of this
						  Commonwealth.
(8) A requirement
						  that waste be accompanied by a properly completed log or shipping paper, in
						  accordance with Subchapter H (relating to tracking of regulated medical and
						  chemotherapeutic waste).
(9) A
						  requirement that waste be delivered by a licensed transporter in accordance
						  with Subchapter G (relating to transporter licensing for regulated medical and
						  chemotherapeutic waste), when appropriate.
(10) A requirement that the processing
						  facility operate in accordance with local, State and Federal
						  requirements.
(11) A requirement
						  that the processing residue be managed in accordance with the Solid Waste
						  Management Act (35 P. S. §§
														6018.101-6018.1003) and the regulations
						  promulgated thereunder.
(12) A
						  requirement that an up-to-date list of names, addresses and telephone numbers
						  of employees that have been designated by the permittee to respond to
						  emergencies at the processing facility be maintained at the facility.
(13) A requirement that individual employee
						  training records be maintained at the processing facility.
(14) A requirement for use of additional
						  indicators selected by the Department to monitor the disinfection
						  process.
(15) A requirement that
						  daily records of the weight or volume of the waste processed, the method and
						  location of disposal facilities for wastes from the processing facility and
						  waste handling problems and emergencies be maintained for 3 years.
(16) A requirement that a log be maintained
						  for each disinfection unit for 3 years that records the following:
(i) The date, time and operator for each
						  use.
(ii) The dates and results of
						  calibration.
(iii) The results of
						  biological indicator spore testing.
(iv) Other information that the Department
						  may require relating to the disinfection process.