Hazardous Materials: Infectious Substances; Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations
pipeline-safety · Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration · Published 2006-06-02 · Effective 2006-10-01 · 71 FR 32244
Document
Document number
06-4992
Federal Register citation
71 FR 32244
CFR reference
49 CFR 171
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
pipeline-safety
Sub-agency
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Publication date
2006-06-02
Effective date
2006-10-01
DOT docket
Docket No. PHMSA-2004-16895 (HM-226A)
Abstract
PHMSA is revising the transportation requirements for infectious substances, including regulated medical waste, to adopt new classification criteria, new exceptions, and packaging and hazard communication requirements consistent with revised international standards and to clarify existing requirements to promote compliance. These revisions will ensure an acceptable level of safety for the transportation of infectious substances and facilitate domestic and international transportation.