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23 Ιουλ 2014 · It defines different types of medical waste and outlines the key components of an infectious waste management plan, including designation of infectious waste, segregation, packaging, storage, treatment, disposal, and staff training. The objectives are to understand medical waste regulations and how to properly manage infectious waste. Read more.
13 Αυγ 2012 · Proper Segregation of Regulated Medical Waste and other waste materials in a Healthcare setting. WASTE SEGREGATION GUIDELINES. Biohazardous waste is highly regulated.
Presents: Infectious Medical Waste Information. Guidance on Segregation of Wastes and Waste Reduction. Why Infectious Waste is Regulated. To minimize the potential for the spread of disease from a medical setting to the general public; and. To reduce the overall amount of infectious medical waste produced.
The health risks associated with hazardous medical waste can be divided into five categories: risk of trauma. > (waste category 1); risk of infection. > (waste categories 1 and 2); chemical risk. > (waste categories 3 and 4); risk of fire or explosion. > (waste categories 3 and 4); risk of radioactivity.
Module Overview. Introduce basic environmental concepts. Define the guiding principles of waste management. Describe the World Health Organization’s policy and the core principles for achieving safe and sustainable management of healthcare waste.
List the major classifications and typical characteristics of healthcare waste. Recognize the waste classifications that pose the highest risk. Apply basic principles to categorize waste items into their proper classifications.
• Provides a definition of healthcare waste and its categories • Outlines the basic steps of HCWM: minimization, segregation and containerization, transport, storage, treatment and final