this presentation includes awareness part by the hospital staff and common hospital waste management practices in the hospital.

1. HOSPITAL WASTE
AWARENESS
AND
PRACTICES
BY :
Dr. Asma Qureshi
MHA Sem III

2. HOSPITAL WASTE
AWARENESS

3. ‘‘Adequate knowledge about
the health hazard of
hospital waste, proper
techniques and
practice of safety measures
toward the safe disposal of
hazardous hospital waste to
protect the community from
various adverse effects of
the hazardous waste.

4. Identification Segregation Transportation Disposal
DOCTORS NURSES OTHER STAFF
Shouldbe
Aware About
Health
Env’tal
Hazards
Rules
&
Regulations

5. Hospital
Waste
Management
Practices

6. • Waste minimization and recycling of waste
wherever possible
• Identification of sources of generation of
waste
• Waste segregation & labeling at source
• Compiling the inventory of waste
• Waste treatment (disinfection) at the site of
generation
• Waste collection and transportation
on-site, off-site
BASIC

7. Segregation & collection Of Hospital waste

8. Labeling
• All containers of healthcare waste should
have
‘The International Bio Hazard Label’.

9. Handling Of Waste
Wearing protective clothes.
Destroying needles by needle
destroyer
Disinfecting or autoclaving before
final disposal
Covering and sealing of
containers carrying waste

10. •Common storage area
•Stored until collection for
transport to an offsite
treatment or disposal
•At the point of generation
•Stored until a large
quantity of waste is
accumulated.
Storage of Waste
Interior storage
Central storage
Accommodate maximum waste generated for
period of 2 DAYS
Cold storage
Easy access for waste collection vehicles
Easy to clean and disinfect
No untreated biomedical waste <48 hrs
STORAG
E
SITE

11. Transportation Of Waste
On site Transportation
Inside the Premises
Point of  Common
Generation storage
Separate service
corridors,
Separate vehicles for
general and clinical
waste
Vehicles like push carts,
Off site Transportation
Common  Final
Storage
Disposal
Site
label of waste
container:
waste category, date
of generation, date of
collection, waste
destination, senders
name and contact
number

12. Waste Treatment
On- Site Treatment :
Chemical treatments such as
Use of formaldehyde, sodium
Hypochloride solution etc.
Sharps and needles are
discarded using using Sharp Disposal
Containers.
Other waste is sent for off-site
treatment.