Oregon DEQ: Land Quality - Solid Waste - Infectious Waste

Contact Information

WHEN YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT…	CONTACT	HOW
On-site management of infectious wastes Alternative Treatment approvals	Stephen Ladd-Wilson, Surveillance Manager Oregon Health Services Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention Office of Disease Prevention & Epidemiology 800 NE Oregon Street, #772 Portland, OR 97232	Phone: 971-673-0138 Fax: 971-673-1100 E-mail: stephen.g.ladd-wilson@state.or.us OHS Web site Address (Infectious Waste Information): www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/acd/infectwaste/infectw.shtml
Occupational exposures to infectious waste Bloodborne Pathogens Standard	Dave McLaughlin Industrial Hygienist/ Technical Specialist Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Association Department of Consumer and Business Services 350 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97310	Phone: 503-947-7457 Fax: 503-947-7461 E-mail: dave.j.mclaughlin@state.or.us OR-OSHA Web site Address: www.orosha.org
Regulations pertaining to the transport of infectious wastes Proper packaging of infectious wastes for transportation	Jess E. Brown Hazardous Materials Transportation Specialist Oregon Department of Transportation Motor Carrier Transportation Branch 550 Capitol Street NE Salem, OR 97310-1380	Phone: 503-378-3667 Fax: 503-378-8815 E-mail: jess.e.brown@odot.state.or.us US DOT Web site Address (Office of Hazardous Materials Safety): www.myregs.com/dotrspa/
Treatment methods and disposal of infectious wastes Hazardous medical wastes Biomedical waste incineration	Maggie Conley Solid Waste Specialist Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Land Quality Division Solid Waste Policy & Program Development 811 SW Sixth Avenue Portland, OR 97204	Phone: 503-229-5106 Fax: 503-229-6977 DEQ Web site Address (Infectious Waste Information): www.deq.state.or.us/lq/sw/infectiouswaste/
Disposal of treated infectious wastes from the Portland metropolitan area Special waste permits Infectious waste management: General information*	Metro Environmental Services 600 NE Grand Avenue Portland, OR 97232	*Recycling Information Center Hotline: 503-234-3000 Metro Web site Address (Sharps Container Exchange Program): www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=582