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RCW 70A.228.005 Findings.
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The legislature finds and declares that: (1) It is a matter of statewide concern that biomedical waste be handled in a manner that protects the health, safety, and welfare of the public, the environment, and the workers who handle the waste. (2) Infectious disease transmission ha…
RCW 70A.228.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Biomedical waste" means, and is limited to, the following types of waste: (a) "Animal waste" is waste animal carcasses, body parts, and bedding of animals that are kn…
RCW 70A.228.020 State definition preempts local definitions.
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The definition of biomedical waste set forth in RCW 70A.228.010 shall be the sole state definition for biomedical waste within the state, and shall preempt biomedical waste definitions established by a local health department or local government. [ 2020 c 20 s 1242; 1992 c 14 s 3…
RCW 70A.228.030 Waste treatment technologies.
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(1) At the request of an applicant, the department of health, in consultation with the department of ecology and local health departments, may evaluate the environmental and public health impacts of biomedical waste treatment technologies. The department shall make available the …
