This PPT is regarding the process of BMW Management.

1. BASIX ACADEMY FOR BUILDING LIFELONG EMPLOYABILITY LIMITED (B-ABLE)
Phlebotomy Technician
Lesson: Bio Medical Waste Management

2. BASIX ACADEMY FOR BUILDING LIFELONG EMPLOYABILITY LIMITED (B-ABLE)
Learning Objectives
• What is BMW?
• Category
• Color Coding
• Segregation
• Key Points

3. Biomedical Waste

4. Categorization of BMW

5. Colour Coding and Type of Container Schedule - II
Colour Coding Type of Container Waste Category Treatment options as per Schedule I
Yellow Plastic bag
Cat.1,Cat.2, Cat.3
and Cat.6
Incineration/ deep burial
Red
Disinfected container/
plastic bag
Cat.3, Cat.6, and
Cat.7
Autoclaving/Micro waving/ Chemical
Treatment
Blue/ White
Translucent
Plastic Bag/ puncture
proof container
Cat.4 and Cat.7
Autoclaving/Micro waving/ Chemical
Treatment and destruction/ shredding
Black Plastic bag
Cat.5, Cat.9, and
Cat.10 (solid)
Disposal in secured landfill

6. Colour Coding-
Type of bag or container
•Yellow: yellow colored non-chlorinated bags or containers
• Red: red colored non-chlorinated bags or containers
• White (Translucent): puncture proof, lead proof, tamper proof
containers
• Blue: cardboard with blue colored markings

9. Bio-Hazard Symbol

10. Key points to Remember:-
• Healthcare waste includes infectious, chemical, expired pharmaceutical and radioactive items
and sharps. The management of hospital generated waste is not only the responsibility of the
hospital administration but also of every department and every healthcare providing personnel
in the hospital.
• Biomedical waste is any kind of waste containing infectious (or potentially infectious) materials.
Biomedical waste is generated from biological and medical sources and activities, such as the
diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of diseases.
• According to Biomedical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 of India “Any waste
which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals
or in research activities pertaining thereto or in the production or testing of biological.

11. Answer the Following:-
• How do you dispose biological waste?
• What is meant by medical waste?