Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 20 - VIRGINIA WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD › Chapter 121 - REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS › Part IV - Standards for Regulated Medical Waste Transfer Stations and Treatment Facilities › Section 9VAC20-121-220 - Design and construction requirements

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The design
				  and construction of all regulated medical waste transfer stations or treatment
				  facilities shall be governed by the standards as set forth in this section.
				  These facilities shall have:
1. An access road
				  suitable for loaded collection vehicles in all weather conditions from the
				  entrance to the unloading or receiving area of the facility.
2. Onsite queuing capacity for the expected
				  traffic so that the waiting collection vehicles do not back up onto the public
				  road.
3. Unloading and loading
				  areas of an adequate size and design to facilitate efficient transfer of
				  regulated medical waste to and from collection vehicles and the unobstructed
				  movement of vehicles.
4. Access
				  controls such as perimeter security fencing, gates, locks, badge systems, or
				  other controls to limit access to areas used to store, transfer, or treat
				  regulated medical waste to only those persons specifically designated to manage
				  regulated medical waste.
5.
				  Adequate lighting so that operating personnel can exercise site control.
				  Lighting may be provided by portable equipment as necessary.
6. Covered areas with cleanable and
				  impermeable surfaces for handling, storage, transfer, and treatment of
				  regulated medical waste and the cleaning and disinfection of reusable
				  containers. These areas shall not be carpeted or have floor coverings with
				  cracks or gaps. Where tile floors are used and seams are present in the tile,
				  the floor must be sealed with wax or other floor coatings in order to meet this
				  requirement.
7. Bermed pavement, a
				  liquid retaining lip, or equivalent controls at loading docks and near rolling
				  or bay doors to contain potential leaks and spills of regulated medical waste
				  or other liquids.
8. Floors sloped
				  or graded to drain such that all effluent, wash water, and other runoff from
				  storage and processing areas, treatment equipment, waste compactors, and
				  reusable container cleaning and disinfection areas is contained and discharged
				  directly to an approved sanitary sewer system.
9. Ventilation that discharges to minimize
				  human exposure to the waste.
10. A
				  water supply shall be provided for cleaning purposes.
11. Fire alarm and protection systems capable
				  of detecting, controlling, and extinguishing any and all fires.
12. Fixed radiation detectors in a location
				  as close as practicable to the incoming waste loads and in an appropriate
				  geometry to monitor all waste prior to storage, transfer, or treatment. A fixed
				  radiation detector is not required at captive regulated medical waste
				  management facility if the facility demonstrates that there is no potential for
				  generation or management of radioactive materials or wastes. Demonstration
				  shall include a certification that there is no radiation producing equipment or
				  material onsite.