H6.2 federal waste code Waste carrying live germs or toxins that cause disease.
- Free, no account
- Based on SOR/2021-25 and official ECCC guidance
- Nothing is stored
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H6.2, Infectious Substances.
IWIC H characteristic codes
Infectious Substances
Use H6.2 when the material presents infectious Substances.
ComplyOnSiteIs Federal H6.2 hazardous waste?
Not from this code alone. Federal H6.2 is one classification component for describing hazardous waste or hazardous recyclable material. It records a constituent or characteristic. Federal status depends on all the evidence and on the definitions and exclusions in SOR/2021-25.
On federally regulated international shipments, the applicant enters the waste classification in the waste-line details of the federal notification in CNMTS. Also apply the movement rules and exclusions.
What does Federal H6.2 cover?
This characteristic covers live microorganisms or their toxins that are known or suspected to cause disease in humans or animals. Biological material alone doesn't qualify. It must be known or suspected to cause disease.
- Official wording
- Any substance or waste containing viable micro-organisms or their toxins that are known or suspected to cause disease in animals or humans. (Infectious Substances)
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is infectious waste always Federal H6.2?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| H6.2 | The waste holds live microorganisms or their toxins known or suspected to cause disease in humans or animals. |
Decide from where the material came from, how it was used, what is in it and what the tests show. A shared chemical or process word isn't enough, because the full wording and any federal exclusion still apply.