ASME QMO-1:2000 pdf free download – STANDARD FOR THE QUALIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATOR OPERATORS
This Standard provides requirements to be used in certifying operators of HMIWI facilities. These require- ments recognize the knowledge, training, and experience in the physical operation of a facility needed to comply with the facility’s operating permits, occupational safety requirements, and related environmental criteria. This Standard provides an acceptable means to qualify opera- tors of medical waste incinerators as required by 40CFR60 subparts Ce and Ec. This Standard does not cover the certification or validation of facility operating procedures, operating practices, facility performance, nor compliance with permit requirements.
air pollution control system: air pollution control de- vices (APCD) and equipment incorporated into the exhaust gas stream of an incinerator to reduce emissions to the atmosphere of solid or gaseous air pollutants. burn cycle: as used in para. 2.2.1 of this Standard, a period containing a minimum of one of each of the following medical waste incineration systems compo- nents: unit preheat, initiation of waste charging, waste destruction, ash burn down (if applicable), unit shut- down, and ash removal. Unit shutdown does not neces- sarily require that the incinerator be cooled to ambient temperature. If appropriate, the burn cycle shall also include operation of waste heat recovery systems and air pollution control systems. facility: the immediate area of the medical waste incinerator system, including all waste storage equip- ment, handling equipment, treatment equipment, and all structures and improvements that are directly related to the treatment of medical waste. medical waste [as defined in 40CFR60.5I(c)]: gener- ally includes any waste, including solid, semi-solid, or liquid material, generated in. the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals, in research pertaining thereto, or in the production or testing of biologicals. This includes both regulated and non-regu- lated waste materials. Excluded from this definition is any solid waste regulated as a hazardous waste by the federal government under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. medical waste incinerator: any hospital, medical, or infectious waste incinerator system [as defined in 40CFR60.51 (c)] including all equipment related to the medical waste incineration process, such as the feeder to the incinerator, the incinerator itself, the gas cleaning equipment, the residue management equipment, control and monitoring equipment, and any boiler or heat exchanger equipment that utilizes waste heat form the incinerator. waste heat recovery system: any equipment, such as boilers or heat exchangers, incorporated into an incinera- tion system to transfer heat from the incinerator exhaust gas to another medium for useful purposes.
2.1.2 The Special Class Operator is certifed to direct the operation of a medical waste incinerator during start-up, maintenance, upgrade, or inspection. This class of operator does not allow for regular or routine opera- tion of the incinerator. It is intended for field and service personnel, educators, and others who operate only on occasion. The Special Class Operator shall only direct the operation of the medical waste incinerator as follows:
(a) in the presence and under the supervision of a certified operator; and
(b) during the start-up, maintenance, upgrade, or inspection process of the medical waste incinerator.