Biomedical Waste-Florida Guidelines

Course overview

Florida Chapter 64E-16 prescribes minimum sanitary practices for managing biomedical waste, including segregation, handling, labeling, storage, transport, and treatment.  This chapter applies to all facilities that generate, transport, store, or treat biomedical waste to ensure that the waste is handled correctly to protect public health.  Further, this chapter prescribes minimum standards for permitting biomedical waste generators, storage facilities, and treatment facilities, and registering biomedical waste transporters. This course will explore Florida Chapter 64E-16.