A basics about Biomedical waste management.

2. BIO MEDICAL
WASTE
MANAGEMENT
By:
CHIRAG M A
PG, Dept of OMFS

3. CONTENTS:
 INTRODUCTION
 DEFNITION
 HISTORY
 AIM OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
 CLASSIFICATION
 SOURCES OF BHW
 CATEGORIES OF BMW
 MANAGEMENT OF BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE
 CONCLUSION

4. INTRODUCTION
•Medical and Dental care is
important in our daily life.
•Biomedical waste – emerged
as an issue of concern.
Biomedical
waste is
problem
COMMUNITY
ENVIRONMENTMAN

5. What is BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE?
According to WHO - “Any Waste generated
during the diagnosis, testing, treatment,
research or production of biological products
for humans or animals”

6. HISTORY
In the late 1980’s
• Items such as used syringes washed up on several
East Coast beaches USA
• HIV and HPV virus infection
• Lead to development of Biomedical Waste
Management Law in USA.
However in India the seriousness about the
management came into lime light only after 1990’s.

7. AIM OF WASTE
MANAGEMENT
Disinfection
Reduction in
bulk volume
Making
surgical
waste
unrecognizab
le
Rendition of
dangerous
recyclable
items
unusable

8. HEALTH WASTE
CATERGORISATION
HOSPITAL
WASTE
NON HAZARDOUS
HAZARDOUS
INFECTIOUS
Others
(Radioactive,Cytotoxic)

9. WHO estimates
1. 80% of hospital
waste is NON-
HAZARDOUS.
2. 15% is INFECTIOUS.
3. 5% is HAZADOUS
FROM OTHER
SOURCES.

10. CLASSIFICATION OF HEALTHCARE WASTE
HEALTHCARE
WASTE
INFECTIOUS PATHOLOGICAL
• Lab cultures
• Waste from isolation
wards
• Tissues(swabs)
• Materials/equipments of
infected patients
• Excreta
• Human tissues/fluids
• Human tissues/fluids
• Body parts
• Blood or body fluids

11. SOURCES OF BMWMajor
• Hospitals
• Labs
• Research centers
• Blood banks
• Nursing homes
• Mortuaries
Minor
• Clinics
• Dental Clinics
• Home care
• Paramedics
• Funeral services
• Institutions

12. CATEGORIES OF BMW
Sl no. Category Waste type Treatment and disposal
01. Category 1 Human Anatomical waste (human tissues, organs,
body parts)
Incineration/deep burial
02. Category 2 Animal Waste: Animal tissues, organs, body parts Incineration/deep burial
03. Category 3 Microbiology & Biotechnology Wastes: Wastes
from laboratory cultures,
Incineration
04. Category 4 Waste Sharps (needles, syringes, scalpels,blades,
glass etc.)
Disinfection
05. Category 5 Discarded Medicines and Cytotoxic drugs Wastes Incineration
06. Category 6 Soiled Waste Items contaminated with blood Incineration/ autoclaving
07. Category 7 Solid Waste generated from disposable items Disinfection by chemical
Treatment
08. Category 8 Liquid Waste generated from laboratory Discharge into drains
09. Category 9 Incineration Ash: Ash from incineration of any
biomedical waste
Disposal in municipal landfill
10. Category 10 Chemical Waste used in disinfection Discharge into drains

13. Management of
BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE
Waste management is the
collection, transport, processing,
recycling or disposal of waste
materials.
Term usually relates to materials
produced by human activity and
is generally undertaken to reduce
effect on health, the
environment and aesthetics.

14. COLOR CODING FOR WASTE DISPOSAL
1.Yellow
2.Red
3.Blue
4.Black

16. CONCLUSION
• Safe and effective management of biomedical waste is not only a
legal necessity but also a Social Responsibility.
• Bio-Medical Waste Management cannot be successfully
implemented without the willingness, devotion, self-motivation,
cooperation and participation of all sections of employees of any
health care establishment.
• If we want to protect our environment and health of the
community we must see ourselves to this important issue not
only in the interest of health managers but also in the interest
of community.