Document Citation: 25 Pa. Code § 284.632

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PENNSYLVANIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Code
TITLE 25. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
PART I. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUBPART D. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
ARTICLE VIII. MUNICIPAL WASTE
CHAPT

Date:
08/31/2009

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§ 284.632. Infectious or chemotherapeutic waste discharges or spills

(a) A copy of the most recently approved Transporter Contingency Plan (TCP) shall be carried on each transport vehicle at all times. Information in the TCP shall be kept current.

(b) In the event of a discharge or spill of infectious or chemotherapeutic waste during transportation, the transporter shall take appropriate immediate action to protect the health and safety of the public and the environment, in accordance with its approved TCP. The transporter shall also immediately telephone the Department and the affected municipality, and provide the following information:

(1) The name of the person reporting the spill or discharge.

(2) The transporter's name, address, the Department-issued infectious and chemotherapeutic waste transporter license number and identification number.

(3) The telephone number where the person reporting the spill or discharge can be reached.

(4) The date, time and location of the spill or discharge.

(5) The mode of transportation and type of transport vehicle.

(6) A brief description of the accident.

(7) For each waste involved in the spill:

(i) The name and identification number of the generators of the waste.

(ii) The estimated quantity of the waste spilled.

(c) If a discharge or spill of infectious or chemotherapeutic waste occurs during transportation, and if the immediate removal of the waste is necessary to protect public health and safety or the environment, the Department may authorize the removal of the waste to a selected receiving facility by transporters who do not have identification numbers, licenses or manifests under this subchapter.

(d) A transporter shall:

(1) Clean up an infectious or chemotherapeutic waste discharge or spill that occurs during transportation or take action that may be required or approved by the Department so that the discharge or spill no longer presents a hazard to public health, public safety or the environment.

(2) File a complete report in writing concerning the incident with the Department's central office. The report shall include, at a minimum, a detailed description of the clean-up operation and the disposition of the waste, and the information required by subsection (a).