PPT-Health Care Waste Management

Learning Objectives Describe the various types of waste in health care Outline the sources that result in healthcare waste Segregate the healthc a re waste appropriately List the options for waste . Higgins Environmental strives to reuse and recycle through a vast network of experts and facilities. When disposal or incineration are necessary, advanced waste profiling, lab-packing and manifest preparation assure state and federal regulations are met. Decentralised Waste Management. Decentralised waste management is about each community managing and processing their waste in their locality and not sending it all to a centralised large processing facility or often a landfill.. Problems and Trends of Development. (Georgian case). Giorgi. . Nabakhtiani. Georgian-German Science Bridge, Workshop 6-12July, Tbilisi, Georgia. (IAEA definitions). Radioactive waste:. Radioactive material for which no further use is foreseen. Recycle. The average American creates . 5. pounds of waste per day, half which is recycled in some manner, leaving roughly . 2.5. pounds of waste per day. . The ultimate goal of waste management is to reduce the amount of waste that goes to landfills to the absolute minimum through recycling and/or reuse of all suitable materials. . Satish Sinha . History of medical waste. Medical Waste Tracking Act in US. I Draft Rules in India–1995. Final Rules in 1998, 2 amendments and 5 guidelines. Evolution of Rules and Practices through National Experiences. A training manual for trainers. Who requires training?. For:. Doctors. Administrators. Nurses. Technicians. Ward boys and . safai. . karmcharies. Trainers. Initially. Hospital personnel . Outside agency. Satish Sinha . History of medical waste. Medical Waste Tracking Act in US. I Draft Rules in India–1995. Final Rules in 1998, 2 amendments and 5 guidelines. Evolution of Rules and Practices through National Experiences. A training manual for trainers. Overview. Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, 2016. The Rules apply to all persons who generate, collect, receive, store, transport, treat, dispose or handle bio-medical waste in any form. . Northern Ontario First Nations Environment Conference. Marlene Doyle. October 6, 2016. 2. Current Context. Some waste management systems are well-maintained and high functioning. Unmaintained . Learning Objectives. Describe the various types of waste in health care.. Outline the sources that result in health-care waste.. Segregate the healthc. a. re waste appropriately.. List the options for waste . 19.2 Reducing Solid Waste. 19.3 Hazardous Waste. p. . 480-503. 1. Key Terms. Solid waste. Biodegradable. Municipal solid waste. Landfill. Leachate. Source reduction. Recycling. Compost. Hazardous waste. , . Waste Treatment . & . Waste disposal methods, Pollution Control. www.entrepreneurindia.co. . Introduction. Waste management is the collection, transport, processing or disposal, managing and monitoring of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity, and the process is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics. Waste management is a distinct practice from resource recovery which focuses on delaying the rate of consumption of natural resources. . It is defined as. Waste (also known as rubbish, trash, refuse, garbage, junk) is any unwanted or useless materials.. OR. Any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted and “A useless or profile less activity using or expanding or consuming thoughtlessly or carefully.”. Satish Sinha . History of medical waste. Medical Waste Tracking Act in US. I Draft Rules in India–1995. Final Rules in 1998, 2 amendments and 5 guidelines. Evolution of Rules and Practices through National Experiences.