a.) Sharp
Boxes
Boxes
·
Sharp containers intended to hold potentially
infectious hospital waste.
Sharp containers intended to hold potentially
infectious hospital waste.
·
It should be capable of being sealed.
It should be capable of being sealed.
·
It should be provided with handle that is not
part of the closure device.
It should be provided with handle that is not
part of the closure device.
·
Proof against punctured by hospital waste
materials such as broken glass or syringes.
Proof against punctured by hospital waste
materials such as broken glass or syringes.
·
Legibly marked with a horizontal line to
indicate when the sharp box is filled to between 70% of 80% of its maximum
volume.
·
Capable of withstanding one metre vertical drop
to a concrete floor without fracture, puncture or loss of content.
Capable of withstanding one metre vertical drop
to a concrete floor without fracture, puncture or loss of content.
·
Colour of being marked by indelible ink and
securely attached to labels.
Colour of being marked by indelible ink and
securely attached to labels.
b. Plastic Bags
· Red and yellow bags with a
maximum normal capacity of 0.1m
maximum normal capacity of 0.1m
· It should be suitable size
and harp to fit the carrier which will support the container or bag in use.
and harp to fit the carrier which will support the container or bag in use.
· Coloured in red with the
exception of group A waste should be packed in a black bag.
exception of group A waste should be packed in a black bag.
The Pakistani Hospital Waste Management Rule (2005)
stated that for effective management of hospital waste. It should be
segregated, collected, transported, stored and disposed off in such a way that
it will not disposed off in such a way that it will not expose the health of workers
and the general public to hazards. Hospital waste is designated as a priority
waste stream by the EU which has defined as hierarchy are preferred to those at
the bottom.
stated that for effective management of hospital waste. It should be
segregated, collected, transported, stored and disposed off in such a way that
it will not disposed off in such a way that it will not expose the health of workers
and the general public to hazards. Hospital waste is designated as a priority
waste stream by the EU which has defined as hierarchy are preferred to those at
the bottom.
That the odour of hospital incinerators has resulted
in changes in the way hospital waste is managed cost associated with waste are
becoming progressively more transparent, leading to an increased interest in
its management. The majority of these principles are transferrable to other
generators of hospital waste. All hospitals are now required to have a waste
strategy (NHS Estate 1995) (Her Audit Commission, 1997) advices that the strategy
should be based on two main areas.
in changes in the way hospital waste is managed cost associated with waste are
becoming progressively more transparent, leading to an increased interest in
its management. The majority of these principles are transferrable to other
generators of hospital waste. All hospitals are now required to have a waste
strategy (NHS Estate 1995) (Her Audit Commission, 1997) advices that the strategy
should be based on two main areas.
The main sources of waste are;
i.
The transfer of waste
ii.
The disposal of waste
If hospital waste is
properly segregated, handled, transported and disposed off, it can prevent risk
to the health and safety of the people at work, members of the public and the
environment.
properly segregated, handled, transported and disposed off, it can prevent risk
to the health and safety of the people at work, members of the public and the
environment.
It is no longer possible to
mix hazardous waste with non-hazardous waste. So there is need to segregate
waste. Hospital waste should be segregated with the recommended colour coding
for waste containers for easy identification.
mix hazardous waste with non-hazardous waste. So there is need to segregate
waste. Hospital waste should be segregated with the recommended colour coding
for waste containers for easy identification.
References
Pakistan Hospital Waste
Management (2005). www.phe.org.uk
Management (2005). www.phe.org.uk
