Hospital Waste Management Rules (HWMR) (2000)
stated that waste should stored before collection and final disposal should not
be accumulated in corridors, wards or places that are accessible to the general
public. Storage facilities should be easy to clean and disinfected on intervals
and should be provided with adequate waste supply and good drainage system,
lighting and ventilation in places where waste are stored. Note that infectious
waste should not be stored at the centre storage facilities for more than 24
hours. The storage facilities should be impervious to
stated that waste should stored before collection and final disposal should not
be accumulated in corridors, wards or places that are accessible to the general
public. Storage facilities should be easy to clean and disinfected on intervals
and should be provided with adequate waste supply and good drainage system,
lighting and ventilation in places where waste are stored. Note that infectious
waste should not be stored at the centre storage facilities for more than 24
hours. The storage facilities should be impervious to
moisture and of strength
sufficient to resist ripping, tearing or burst. Microbiological culture and
potentially infectious waste from hospital laboratories should be autoclave on
site at 21°C for about 15 minutes prior to disposal. And these should be
labelled and bagged in autoclave bags.
Waste transportation is to convey waste from the
generation point to the central storage facilities to the final disposal site.
This should be collected daily by designated personnel with wheeled bins, rigid
leak-proof plastic bags, polythene bags with the exception of sharps that
should be transported in boxes and these should be transported in boxes and
these should be loaded in a waste lorry or van to the final disposal site.
Remember that hospital and non-hospital waste should be collected together.
generation point to the central storage facilities to the final disposal site.
This should be collected daily by designated personnel with wheeled bins, rigid
leak-proof plastic bags, polythene bags with the exception of sharps that
should be transported in boxes and these should be transported in boxes and
these should be loaded in a waste lorry or van to the final disposal site.
Remember that hospital and non-hospital waste should be collected together.
HWMR (2000) also stated that handling precaution
applies one hospital waste has been placed within a plastic storage bag or
rigid container. He also stated that staffs who are involved in handling waste
at various stages should be provided with training in self consciousness with
the procedure involved in the segregation, storage, collection and disposal of
hospital waste.
applies one hospital waste has been placed within a plastic storage bag or
rigid container. He also stated that staffs who are involved in handling waste
at various stages should be provided with training in self consciousness with
the procedure involved in the segregation, storage, collection and disposal of
hospital waste.
Reference
HWMR (2000). Hospital Waste Management Rule 2000 Draft. Published by Hospital Waste
Management Committee. Pakistan: Environmental Protection Council, Section 7,
15,16,19,18,19,20.
Management Committee. Pakistan: Environmental Protection Council, Section 7,
15,16,19,18,19,20.