| (A) internally shredded waste to moist heat, assisted
by microwave radiation under those conditions which effect disinfection;
or
(B) unshredded waste in sealed containers to moist
heat, assisted by low-frequency radiowaves under those conditions
which effect disinfection, followed by shredding of the waste to the
extent that the identity of the waste is unrecognizable.
(40) Niche--A recess or space in a columbarium used,
or intended to be used, for the permanent interment of the cremated
remains of pathological waste.
(41) Parametric controls--Measurable standards of equipment
operation appropriate to the treatment equipment including, but not
limited to pressure, cycle time, temperature, irradiation dosage,
pH, chemical concentrations, or feed rates.
(42) Pathological waste--Pathological waste excludes
embryonic and fetal tissue remains. Pathological waste includes but
is not limited to:
(A) human materials removed during surgery, labor and
delivery, autopsy, embalming, or biopsy, including:
(i) body parts;
(ii) tissues;
(iii) organs; and
(iv) bulk blood and body fluids;
(B) laboratory specimens of blood and tissue after
completion of laboratory examination; and
(C) anatomical remains.
(43) Saturated--Thoroughly wet such that liquid or
fluid flows freely from an item or surface without compression.
(44) Sharps--Sharps include, but are not limited to
the following materials:
(A) when contaminated:
(i) hypodermic needles;
(ii) hypodermic syringes with attached needles;
(iii) scalpel blades;
(iv) razor blades, disposable razors, and disposable
scissors used in surgery, labor and delivery, or other medical procedures;
(v) intravenous stylets and rigid introducers (e.g.,
J wires);
(vi) glass pasteur pipettes, glass pipettes, specimen
tubes, blood culture bottles, and microscope slides;
(vii) broken glass from laboratories; and
(viii) tattoo needles, acupuncture needles, and electrolysis
needles;
(B) regardless of contamination:
(i) hypodermic needles; and
(ii) hypodermic syringes with attached needles.
(45) Shredding--That physical process which cuts, slices,
or tears materials into small pieces.
(46) Special waste from health care-related facilities--A
solid waste which if improperly treated or handled may serve to transmit
an infectious disease(s) and which is comprised of the following:
(A) animal waste;
(B) bulk blood, bulk human blood products, and bulk
human body fluids;
(C) microbiological waste;
(D) pathological waste; and
(E) sharps.
(47) Steam disinfection--The act of subjecting waste
to steam under pressure under those conditions which effect disinfection.
This was previously called steam sterilization.
(48) Thermal inactivation--The act of subjecting waste
to dry heat under those conditions which effect disinfection.
(49) Unrecognizable--The original appearance of the
waste item has been altered such that neither the waste nor its source
can be identified.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §1.132 adopted to be effective April 4, 1989, 14 TexReg 1457; amended to be effective November 21, 1991, 16 TexReg 6482; amended to be effective December 21, 1994, 19 TexReg 9599; amended to be effective December 18, 2016, 41 TexReg 9709; amended to be effective May 24, 2018, 43 TexReg 3242 |
