22. Biomedical waste destined for shipment from its generation site shall be put into rigid, sealed, leakproof containers, which shall be perforation resistant if they contain sharp medical objects or sharp household objects.
The biomedical waste, other than sharp medical objects or sharp household objects, shall be kept refrigerated at less than 4 ºC, except if they are preserved in preserving agents.
O.C. 583-92, s. 22; 871-2020O.C. 871-2020, s. 1011; I.N. 2020-12-31; 996-2023O.C. 996-2023, s. 91.