Biohazardous Waste definition

Biohazardous Waste means waste such as pathological cultures and stocks of infectious agents, discarded live and attenuated vaccines, culture dishes, recognizable fluid blood elements and regulated body fluids, sharps, and body parts. Biohazardous waste includes any other waste defined as such, in Chapter 6.1 of the California Health and Safety Code.

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Biohazardous Waste means any of the following:

Biohazardous Waste defined. Biohazardous Waste means waste which, because of its characteristics may cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness; or pose a substantial potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of or otherwise managed. Reference: Regulations of the Washoe County District Board of Health Governing Solid Waste Management, Section 080.

Examples of Biohazardous Waste in a sentence

• This indemnification shall also include any claim or liability arising from, or in any way related to, actual or threatened damage to the environment, City costs of investigation, personal injury or death, or damage to property, due to a release or improper handling by Contractor of Hazardous Waste, Biohazardous Waste, Biological Waste, Infectious Waste or Sludge.

• The CONTRACTOR shall not knowingly accept Biohazardous Waste at the Facility unless it has been incinerated or processed by an alternative method approved by the Department as required by Section 380.108(o), Ordinance Code.

• Special Waste, Hazardous Waste, Industrial Waste, Biohazardous Waste, commercially-generated recyclables, and Construction and Demolition Debris are excluded from Contractor's obligation to collect and dispose of Commercial Refuse.

• Lessee shall also immediately provide to Lessor (without demand by Lessor) a copy of any notice, registration, application, permit, or license received from any governmental authority, or persons entering or occupying the Premises, concerning the presence, release, exposure or disposal of any Biohazardous Waste in or about the Premises or the Building.

• Items deemed not acceptable for this collection to include any dead animal, dirt, earth, Hazardous Waste or Biohazardous Waste.

More Definitions of Biohazardous Waste

Biohazardous Waste means waste as defined in California Health and Safety Code 117635.

Biohazardous Waste means waste that requires biological inactivation in an approved manner prior to final disposal and includes the following: primary human cell lines and tissue cultures; organisms with recombinant DNA; cultures and stocks of infectious agents; potentially infectious bacteria, viruses, and spores; toxins; live and attenuated vaccines; blood and blood products; carcasses; tissue specimens; recognizable human or animal body parts; soil with pathogens; and labware that has come in contact with aforementioned waste streams.

Biohazardous Waste medical waste", "radioactive waste", "extremely hazardous waste," "restrictive hazardous waste", (ii) considered a waste, condition of pollution or nuisance under the Hazardous Materials Laws; (iii) petroleum or a petroleum product or fraction thereof; (iv) asbestos; and/or (v) substances known by the State of California to cause cancer and/or reproductive toxicity.

Biohazardous Waste means waste that arises from medical, dental or similar procedures that is or has the potential to become, harmful to human health;

Biohazardous Waste means all of the following (A-D):

Biohazardous Waste means any Solid Waste or liquid waste which may present a threat of infection to humans. The term includes, but is not limited to, nonliquid human tissue and body parts; laboratory and veterinary waste which contains human disease-causing agents; discarded sharps; human blood; human blood products; and body fluids.

Biohazardous Waste means those materials defined as biohazardous waste in California Health and Safety Code Section 25020.5, as amended from time to time.