I want to start a trauma scene cleanup business. What DNR requirements apply?

Please refer to the medical waste rules page for a link to the regulations that apply and citations for basic safety requirements and administrative requirements. Please note that other requirements may apply, such as federal Department of Transportation rules.

Only certain wastes are infectious; do not bag up things that are not infectious waste. See s. NR 526.05, Wis. Adm. Code. It may be necessary to separate or cut and remove portions of the furnishings and building materials, if they are saturated and dripping with blood or make flake dried blood.

Your firm must contain and handle infectious waste safely. The waste may be stored on site but should be locked up. See ss. NR 526.07 through .09.

In order to transport waste away from the premises, you either need to contract with a licensed infectious waste transporter (see Facility Lists) or obtain an infectious waste transportation license yourself, as required in s. NR 526.10. You may obtain an application for the infectious waste transportation license from the your local DNR environmental program associate for the Waste and Materials Management Program in the region of the state where you will be operating the most.

If you become an infectious waste transporter and intend to store infectious waste, even overnight, before transporting it to an infectious waste treatment facility, you must also obtain a storage facility license. See s. NR 526.09 for more information.