Licenses, permits, and OSHA rules for biohazard cleanup in South Carolina.
Moderate regulation. SCDES infectious waste transporter registration required. SC OSHA state plan provides additional worker safety oversight. No trauma scene practitioner license.
Standard SC business registration; SC general contractor license required for certain construction/remediation.
Transporters of infectious waste must have current registration with SCDES; waste must be manifested; packaging and labeling requirements under Reg. 61-105.
No known contractor certification or cleanup standards.
South Carolina has an OSHA-approved State Plan (SC OSH) covering private and public sector workers.
No specific published minimums for biohazard cleanup beyond transporter registration.
Figures below are quoted from the issuing agency. Every one is linked to its source.
$500 per year. R.61-30 Section G(12), 'Infectious Waste Annual Fees': Transporters $500. (Same schedule for context: generators of 1,000 lbs/month or more $600; generators of 50 through 999 lbs/month $150.)
Read from the pages below, last updated R.61-105 and R.61-30 as posted by SCDES (no revision date printed on the face of the fee schedule); retrieved 2026-09-05. R.61-105 implements Act No. 134 of 1989, S.C. Code Title 44 Chapter 93.. Official state agency and state code pages only.
Verify before operating: Licensing requirements change frequently. Confirm all information directly with South Carolina state agencies before starting or expanding operations. Permit costs on this page were read from the linked South Carolina agency sources in September 2026. The surrounding guidance was last reviewed April 2026.
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