33 U.S.C. § 2502 — Definitions
submitted 38 years ago by Pub. L. 100-688 to r/title-33-NAVIGATION-AND-NAVIGABLE-WATERS · 107 words · no verdicts yet
This section defines “potentially infectious medical waste” and “public vessel.” The first term covers listed medical materials that may threaten health, welfare, or the marine environment; the second covers specified government vessels and platforms not in commercial service.
(1) “Potentially infectious medical waste” includes isolation wastes, infectious agents, human blood and products, pathological wastes, sharps, body parts, contaminated bedding, surgical wastes, and other disposable medical equipment or material that may risk public health, welfare, or the marine environment. (2) “Public vessel” means any vessel type, including hydrofoils, air-cushion vehicles, submersibles, floating craft whether propelled or not, and fixed or floating platforms, owned or demise-chartered and operated by the United States Government and not in commercial service.
For the purposes of this chapter:
The term “potentially infectious medical waste” includes isolation wastes; infectious agents; human blood and blood products; pathological wastes; sharps; body parts; contaminated bedding; surgical wastes; and other disposable medical equipment and material that may pose a risk to the public health, welfare or the marine environment.
The term “public vessel” means a vessel of any type whatsoever (including hydrofoils, air-cushion vehicles, submersibles, floating craft whether propelled or not, and fixed or floating platforms) that is owned, or demise chartered, and operated by the United States Government, and is not engaged in commercial service.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 100–688, title III, § 3103, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4152.)
- 1988Enacted · Pub. L. 100-688 · 102 Stat. 4152
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