Legal analysis: Medical waste: This specification adopts the definition of medical waste as stipulated in Article 2 of the Regulations on the Management of Medical Waste, and the specific categorization list is in accordance with the "National Hazardous Waste List", and the "Classification Catalog of Medical Waste" formulated by the competent administrative department of health under the State Council and the competent administrative department of environmental protection*** together.
1.4.2 Transportation
Transportation refers to the process of sending medical waste directly from the medical waste generating unit to the centralized disposal site of the medical waste disposal unit in accordance with the requirements of this specification by the medical waste transporter (usually the disposer) using a special vehicle (or in special cases, with the approval of the use of boats).
1.4.3 Temporary storage (Temporary storage)
The medical waste generating units and disposal units will arrive at the medical waste stored in the unit in line with the specific requirements of the specialized premises or facilities within the process.
1.4.4 Hand over
The process of handing over temporarily stored medical waste from the medical waste generator to the waste transporter and signing the Hazardous Waste Transfer Joint Form (for medical waste) with the transporter.
1.4.5 Transfer container/barrel
Specialized rigid containers for medical waste in sealed packages. The container is used for medical waste delivery vehicle transportation of medical waste, so that the packaged medical waste is not in direct contact with the vehicle compartments or directly exposed to the external environment, or in the event of bag breakage to prevent the waste from contaminating the compartments and the role of the external environment.
1.4.6 Packing bag (Packing bag)
Used to contain in addition to injurious wastes other than medical waste primary packaging, and in line with certain impermeability and tear strength performance requirements of the soft pocket.
1.4.7 Disposal (Disposal)
The medical waste disposal unit in accordance with the provisions of the technical measures and requirements for the safe and harmless treatment of medical waste and the process of reduction.
1.4.8 High temperature thermal disposal technology (High temperature disposal)
This specification refers to high temperature incineration, high temperature pyrolysis incineration and other similar solid waste disposal technology.
1.4.9 Final disposal (Final disposal)
This specification refers to the process by which medical waste disposal units safely landfill medical waste and its residues after harmless disposal.
Legal basis: "Regulations on the Management of Medical Waste"
Article 2
The medical waste referred to in these regulations refers to the wastes generated by medical and health institutions in the course of medical treatment, prevention, health care, and other related activities, which are directly or indirectly infectious, toxic, and other hazardous. Medical waste classification catalog, by the state council administrative department of health and environmental protection **** with the development and publication.
Article 3
These regulations shall apply to the collection, transportation, storage, disposal and supervision and management of medical waste. Medical and health institutions to treat patients with infectious diseases or suspected infectious diseases patients generated by the domestic waste, in accordance with the management and disposal of medical waste. Medical and health institutions abandoned anesthesia, mental, radioactive, toxic and other drugs and their related waste management, in accordance with relevant laws, administrative regulations and the relevant provisions of the State, the implementation of standards.