PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT
Infectious Medical Waste Disposal
INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF WORK
The contractor will provide all labor, packaging, collection, removal, transportation, equipment, supplies and services for pickup, disposal and treatment of biohazardous infectious waste in accordance with these specifications and local State, Federal and EPA solid and hazardous waste laws and regulations. The processing of waste includes chemical treatment, incineration, recycling and reprocessing or recovery. The biohazardous infectious waste will be collected and removed from a limited access area as determined by the COR. All equipment shall comply with the applicable federal, state, county, and municipal laws, regulations, guidelines and permits.
DEFINITIONS
Bio-hazardous infectious waste includes waste defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) as infectious waste in the Guide for Infectious Waste Management, #EPA/530-SW-86-014, May 1986 or latest edition and applicable federal, states, county or municipal laws, regulations, and guidelines. Some exclusions listed in this guide are corrosive, reactive, radioactive, toxic and other substances as specified.
The common types of waste including regulated medical waste, which must be disposed of are:
Blood and Blood Products
Dialysis Waste
Animal Tissues, Body Parts, and Carcasses
Human Tissues, Body Parts, and Limbs
Animal Bedding
Biological and Pharmaceuticals
Research Waste
Laboratory Specimens
Needles, Syringes, and other Sharps
Pathology and Histology Samples
Surgery Waste
Isolation Waste
Cultures and Slides
Aids and Hepatitis Waste
Intravenous Bags, Blood Bags, and Associated Tubing
Packaging Materials, Gloves, and Gowns Associated with Waste Collection
Chemotherapy/antineoplastic waste
Scintillation fluid (cell/tissue samples w/trace amounts of radioactive H-3 and C-14. Amounts are