Michigan Medical Waste Disposal

Michigan Medical Waste Disposal Service Area

Michigan Medical Waste Disposal. Bio-MED services the entire state of Michigan including the following cities for medical waste disposal.

Michigan Medical Waste Disposal

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Michigan Medical Waste Disposal: Michigan Medical Waste Regulations. In Michigan the Medical Waste Regulatory Program administers and enforces Michigan’s Medical Waste Regulatory Act. Hence, the MWRP enforces the MWRA. The MWRA includes regulations requiring proper handling, storage, treatment, and disposal of potentially infectious medical waste.
Medical waste must be properly managed to safeguard those who come into contact with it from injury, disease, or infection. Medical waste producing facilities must follow MWRA guidelines from the moment medical waste is produced until it is disposed. Medical waste producers must also register as such under the MWRA.
The MWRA was enacted in 1990 in response to incidents of medical waste washing up on the shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Erie, as well as other places in Michigan. This is similar to what happened on the east coast causing congress to enact the Medical Waste Tracking Act of 1988.
The purpose of the program was to prevent public health risks and preserve the environment.

Michigan’s Definition of Medical Waste

In Michigan the MWRA defines specifically what is considered medical waste and subject to the regulations. These items when generated, stored, treated, or disposed of by a producing facility.

• Cultures, Stocks, and Biologicals, of Infectious Agents.
• Human and Animal Blood and Body Fluids.
• Sharps.
• Pathological Waste.
• Contaminated Animal Waste Infectious to Humans.

What is a Medical Waste Producing facility in Michigan?

In Michigan a Producing facility means any facility that generates any amount of medical waste or, stores, decontaminates, or incinerates medical waste. Some Examples of producing facilities include. Hospitals, Private Practices (DDS, DVM, DO, MD, etc.), tattoo shops, body art facilities, funeral homes, pharmacies offering shots, health departments, clinics, etc.

Producing Facilities Must Register

Facilities that produce any amount of medical waste in Michigan are required to register with the state of Michigan.  This is called a certificate of registration and expires every three years.

Medical Waste Management Plan

In addition to obtaining a certificate of registration producing facilities must, have a medical waste management plan in place, this plan lists and describes the types of medical waste produced and the methods for packing, storing, treatment, and disposal process used for each type of waste generated. If you have questions concerning this plan you can contact Bio-MED medical waste at 800-736-2466.

Employee Training

A record of training for all employees with occupational exposure to medical waste at the facility must be documented in accordance with the facilities medical waste management plan and made available upon inspection for a minimum of three years. Proper personal protective equipment and universal precautions should be made available should be made available to the employee at no charge and practiced at all times to prevent the risk of infection and exposure to employees.

Bio-MED offers an easy to access and use online portal for training and record keeping. Contact us today for details.

Packaging and Storage  

Appropriate bags, containers, and packaging should be used at all times for proper medical waste segregation and safety. Medical waste must not be stored at a producing facility for longer than 90 days, this includes sharps containers, it is important to note that the storage period begins when the container is first put into use (not when a full container is moved to a storage room).

Medical Waste Disposal Vendors in Michigan

If you are looking for a medical waste disposal vendor in Michigan you will want to make sure they are on Michigan’s EGLE (Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy) list with an EGLE Registration Number. This way you know the company you are working with has registered with the state of Michigan and is being regulated by EGLE.

Shipment Records 

Documentation is required to verify that regulated medical waste is removed from the facility and properly treated and disposed every 90 days and must be made available upon inspection for a minimum of three years.  

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