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HOSPITAL WASTE MANAGEMENTPROJECT
TRAINING FOR SCAVANGERS AND SANITARY WORKERS
By: Alamgeer MemonProject Manager
Mashriq Foundation Hyderabad 30th March 2010
Mashriq FoundationMashriq Foundation Mashriq FoundationMashriq Foundation is an NPO and has a multi- is an NPO and has a multi-
dimensional focus on Environment and community health dimensional focus on Environment and community health activities. activities.
Based in Hyderabad, Mashriq Foundation is currently Based in Hyderabad, Mashriq Foundation is currently executing following two projectsexecuting following two projects
1.1. Hospital Waste Management (HWM) Project at 4 Hospital Waste Management (HWM) Project at 4 Taluka hospitals of Hyderabad District with Taluka hospitals of Hyderabad District with collaboration of UNDP GEF SGP:collaboration of UNDP GEF SGP:
2.2. Hospital Waste Management (HWM) Project at DHQ Hospital Waste Management (HWM) Project at DHQ Hospital Sanghar with collaboration of BP Pakistan:Hospital Sanghar with collaboration of BP Pakistan:
Project Nexus Project Nexus
Burning of HW – dioxin formation Burning of HW – dioxin formation
Exposure of hepatitis B & C through needle Exposure of hepatitis B & C through needle pricks pricks
Contamination of Water canals Contamination of Water canals
Color coding of Waste Color coding of Waste BinsBins
Yellow colored waste bins for Risk/infectious wasteYellow colored waste bins for Risk/infectious waste
Blue colored waste bins for Non-risk wasteBlue colored waste bins for Non-risk waste
Black colored dust bins for Garbage (fruits/food)Black colored dust bins for Garbage (fruits/food)
BLUE COLORED WASTE BINS:BLUE COLORED WASTE BINS:
(NON-RISK WASTE)(NON-RISK WASTE) Paper and cardboard, packing materials, empty bottles, used vials, used Paper and cardboard, packing materials, empty bottles, used vials, used
drips after cutting the drip sets and their needles etc.drips after cutting the drip sets and their needles etc.
RED COLORED WASTE BINS:RED COLORED WASTE BINS:
(RISK WASTE)(RISK WASTE) Infectious waste like blood soiled materials of all types, soiled used Infectious waste like blood soiled materials of all types, soiled used
dressings/bandages, human blood and tissues/body parts from surgical OTs dressings/bandages, human blood and tissues/body parts from surgical OTs and Labor rooms, waste generated during minor procedures in OPD, body and Labor rooms, waste generated during minor procedures in OPD, body fluids of the patients, contaminated syringes and drip sets, I/V canulas, fluids of the patients, contaminated syringes and drip sets, I/V canulas, used catheters, NG tubes, removed stitches, used swabs, soiled or used used catheters, NG tubes, removed stitches, used swabs, soiled or used protective equipments i.e. gloves and masks, waste generated during protective equipments i.e. gloves and masks, waste generated during clinical examination, expired medicines & injections, spoiled clinical examination, expired medicines & injections, spoiled pharmaceutical products, needles, sharps, broken glass pieces or any other pharmaceutical products, needles, sharps, broken glass pieces or any other thing that can puncture, chemical and radioactive waste from laboratories thing that can puncture, chemical and radioactive waste from laboratories and radiology department, waste after procedure of dialysis, waste and radiology department, waste after procedure of dialysis, waste generated from ENT and Dental surgery departments during procedures generated from ENT and Dental surgery departments during procedures etc.etc.
Collection & Collection & TransportationTransportation
Collection will be on daily basis from specific color Collection will be on daily basis from specific color coded waste bins coded waste bins
Risk waste from Red-bins and non risk waste from Risk waste from Red-bins and non risk waste from Blue-bins placed at bed side, will be collected Blue-bins placed at bed side, will be collected separately in the LARGE bins of same color separately in the LARGE bins of same color schemescheme
Transportation of waste from wards to Central Transportation of waste from wards to Central Storage Facility will be done by covered drums Storage Facility will be done by covered drums
HW Disposal:HW Disposal:
Incineration for Risk/ Infectious wasteIncineration for Risk/ Infectious waste
Land filling for Non-risk wasteLand filling for Non-risk waste
Packing papers, plastic bags, empty bottles and Packing papers, plastic bags, empty bottles and other pharmaceutical waste of non-infectious other pharmaceutical waste of non-infectious type back to suppliertype back to supplier
Screening & Vaccination of Screening & Vaccination of staffstaff
We recognize high importance of Screening and We recognize high importance of Screening and Vaccination of Hepatitis B & C, for hospital staffVaccination of Hepatitis B & C, for hospital staff
Sanitary staff and waste handlers could be primary Sanitary staff and waste handlers could be primary carriers for Hepatitis B & Ccarriers for Hepatitis B & C
Other categories in service providers shall also be Other categories in service providers shall also be includedincluded