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How to Manage Hospital Waste
- 1. HOW TO MANAGE HOSPITAL WASTE MOH GUIDELINES BY DR ANJUM HASHMI MBBS,CCS(USA),MPH INFECTION CONTROL DIRECTOR MCH,NAJRAN
- 2. PURPOSE • To prevent the environment from being a reservoir and vehicle for the spread of microorganisms involved in HAIs and to guide the handling of contaminated solid and liquid waste material.
- 3. DEFINITION • Health Care Waste are waste that may or may not cause contamination or infection if not handled or dispose properly. APPLICABILITY • To all medical , Nursing, Housekeeping and other non medical staff.
- 4. WHAT IS A MEDICAL WASTE? Medical waste includes all wastes that are generated from any types of health care institutions, including hospitals, clinics, doctor’s, offices and medical laboratories.
- 5. Where to dispose waste in hospital • Regular waste in black bag • Infected waste in yellow bag having biohazard sign. • Sharp waste in Yellow sharp container. • Pathological waste in Red bag having biohazard sign. • Cytotoxic & Genotoxic Waste in Yellow bag. • Chemotherapy sharp Yellow sharp container
- 6. Continuous training and education of HCWs on Proper waste Disposal is need of time
- 7. Infected Waste Any disposable material contaminated with body fluid Dispose in yellow bag
- 8. Infected Waste Any disposable material Contaminated with blood Dispose in yellow bag
- 9. Infected Waste Diapers / Under pads spoiled with urine, faces and blood Dispose in yellow bag
- 10. Infected Waste Blood & Body fluid bags Dispose in yellow bag
- 11. Infected Waste Disposable Blood in yellow bag container
- 12. Infected Waste Catheters and Urine bags Dispose in yellow bag
- 13. Infected Waste Used PPE (Personal protective equipments) Dispose in yellow bag
- 14. Infected Waste Blood soiled tissue paper, gauze piece, used dressing Dispose in yellow bag
- 15. Infected Waste Contaminated endotracheal & feeding tubes Dispose in yellow bag
- 16. Infected Waste Wound drains and Syringes contaminated with blood and body fluid without needles Dispose in yellow bag
- 17. Infected Waste Contaminated disposable lab plastic bottles and other containers Dispose in yellow bag
- 18. Non Hazardous Waste IV tubing and syringes without blood or body fluid contamination Dispose in black bag
- 19. Non Hazardous Waste Plastic medication bottles and bags Dispose in black bag
- 20. Non Hazardous Waste Tissue &office paper & newspaper Dispose in black bag
- 21. Non Hazardous Waste Cells, Batteries, Pen, Pencils or any office item Dispose in black bag
- 22. Non Hazardous Waste Diaper & under pads with no contamination Dispose in black bag
- 23. Non Hazardous Waste Food Items, water and drink containers Dispose in black bag
- 24. Non Hazardous Waste IV set without needle & ventilator tubing without blood or body fluid Contamination Dispose in black bag
- 25. SHARP WASTE Used or unused Syringes, butterfly needles, lumber puncture & cannula needles Dispose in Sharp Container
- 26. SHARP WASTE Broken glass, bottles, pipettes Dispose in Sharp Container
- 27. SHARP WASTEUsed & unused Lancets, scalpels, scissors, ampo ules, glass slides and slide covers. Dispose in Sharp Container
- 28. SHARP WASTE Used & unused laboratory glass specimen tubes, capillary tubes & reagent bottles Dispose in Sharp Container
- 29. Pathological Waste Should be kept in refrigeration until handed according to Islamic fatwa No 8099 dated 21 Safar 1405 H Human body parts & placenta Dispose in Red bag
- 30. Cytotoxic & Genotoxic Waste All chemotherapy medicine items, specimen tubes. Dispose in Yellow bag
- 31. Cytotoxic & Genotoxic Waste Chemotherapy needles, syringes, iv catheter, sutures, broken glasses & scalpels Chemotherapy Sharps Container
- 32. IMPORTANCE OF CLEAN ENVIRONMENT • Remember, protecting our environment is about protecting our self. • Let us join together to protect our health and our communities, so that all of us can enjoy a healthy and prosperous life in future.
- 33. THANK YOU