Biomedical Waste Management presentation

1. Presentation by
Dr. Amit Mohan Varshney
Assistant Professor
Department Of Community Medicine
MLB Medical College, Jhansi

2. Biomedical Waste
“Any waste, which is generated during the diagnosis,
treatment or immunization of human beings or
animals or research activities pertaining thereto or in
the production or testing of biological or in health
camps”.
 Non hazardous waste-75-90%
 Hazardous waste-10-25%

3. Biomedical waste management rules 2016

4. Types of Waste

6. Groups At Risk
 Doctors, Nurses, allied health care personnel(laboratory
technicians)
 Patients receiving care either at hospital or at home
 Visitors to health care facilities
 General public if biomedical waste is managed
improperly
 Personnel in support services like; cleaners, laundry
services,
 Personnel working in waste treatment / management or
disposal facilities
 Personnel involved in transporting biomedical waste.

7. HAZARDS FROM VARIOUS CATEGORIES
OF BIO-MEDICAL WASTE

9. Health care waste management
hierarchy

11. Colour coded bags/containers

20. 4 R in waste minimization

21. Segregation

22. Storage

23. Transportation

25. Precautions

26. New Initiatives
• Bar coding of begs/bins by March 2019
• Establishment ETP in>10beds establishment
immediately
• Installation of ETP<10 Beds by Dec 2019

27. Training healthcare personnel to adopt
‘Good Work Practices’ will go a long way in
promoting the safe management of bio-
medical waste .