64 Overhead 31International recommendations for waste managementUnited Nations Conference onEnvironment and DevelopmentAgenda 21 Waste HierarchyPrevent or Minimize149Reuse or recycle149Inciner ID: 295393
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World Health Organization 64 Overhead 3.1International recommendations for waste managementUnited Nations Conference onEnvironment and DevelopmentAgenda 21 Waste HierarchyPrevent or Minimize•Re-use or recycle•Incinerate with heat recovery•Use alternative to incineration•Landfill the residues World Health Organization 65 Overhead 3.2Action Plan for a national programme ofhealth-care waste management•Establish policy commitment•Conduct a national survey•Develop national guidelines•Policy for regional cooperation•National training programme•Regularly review the plan World Health Organization 66 Overhead 3.3Policy commitment•Designate the reponsible authority(usually Ministry of Health or of Environment)•Interact with other government departments•Commitment to developing a national policy•Allocate a budget at different government levels World Health Organization 67 Overhead 3.4 Conduct national survey•Design and test the survey•Distribute nationally• results•Use results for guidelines World Health Organization 68 Overhead 3.5Develop national policy andguidelinesAnalyze present legislation•Consult hospitals and other waste producers•Use survey results•Draft national policy and technical guidelines World Health Organization 69 Overhead 3.6Develop treatment policies•Consider public and private services•Consider suitable treatment methods Alternative Treatment MethodsOn-site treatment optionsRegional Facilities•Consider centralized and decentralizedtreatmentEstablish a national network of disposalfacilities World Health Organization 70 Overhead 3.7Develop national laws•Examine international principles•Use input from hospitals•Include technical standards•Prepare laws World Health Organization 71 Overhead 3.8Implement a national training programme•Develop the programme•Train the trainers•Identify Institutions to deliver training• World Health Organization 72 Overhead 3.9Establish a review of theHCW management programme•Create a review system of HCW managementpracticesCarry out audits of waste treatment facilities•Identify new technologies and practices•Review report submitted by health-careestablishmentsImplement improvements