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28 sty 2014 · The document provides information on hospital waste management. It defines hospital waste and classifies it according to the WHO into 10 categories including general, pathological, sharps, infectious, chemical, radioactive, pharmaceutical, pressurized containers, genotoxic, and anatomical waste.
18 kwi 2017 · This document provides guidelines for waste management in hospitals. It states that 1-2 kg of waste is generated per bed per day in hospitals, of which around 10% is infectious. Proper segregation of waste is key. Waste is categorized into hazardous (infectious and toxic) and non-hazardous waste.
Identify sources and hazards of wastewater in your healthcare facility. Identify appropriate methods collection, treatment and disposal of wastewater. Describe your facility’s wastewater management program. Discuss possible options to improve management of wastewater in your facility.
Health care waste is produced by health care activities. It includes needles, body fluids, body parts, pharmaceuticals, radioactive materials, and cytotoxic drugs which are generated by health care establishments, health-related laboratories, and health research facilities.
From managing hospital waste to exploring the environmental impacts, this template allows you to present all aspects of healthcare waste with ease. Transform the complex world of healthcare waste into a visually appealing and easy-to-understand narrative.
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.
Module Overview. Describe the waste management hierarchy. Describe practices that encourage waste minimization. Describe environmentally preferable purchasing and green procurement methods. Describe safe reuse, recycling, and recovery. Introduce environmental management systems. Learning Objectives.
