Biomedical Waste Management Rules were first implemented in our country on 20th July 1998. Thereafter, the rules have undergone periodic updates and amendments in the years 2003 and 2011. Latest Biomedical Waste Management Rules, 2016, and (Amendment) Rules, 2018, were an update and simplification of BMW disposal as compared with the previous versions
(1) Bio-medical waste shall not be mixed with
other wastes. (2) Bio-medical waste shall be segregated into containers/bags at
the point of generation in accordance with Schedule II prior to its storage,
transportation, treatment and disposal. The containers shall be labelled
according to Schedule III.
Duties
of the occupier delineated clearly and simply in 1998 act:
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No
pretreatment of waste on-site
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Chlorinated
plastic bags, gloves, and blood bags were recommended
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ETP
not mandatory
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The
details of records not mandatory
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The
annual report need not to be posted on website
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BMWM
committee not compulsory
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Records
not compulsory to maintain
When
was biomedical waste management and handling rules amended?
The Biomedical Waste Management & Handling)
Rules, 1998 came into force on 1998. In exercise of the powers
conferred by section 6,8 & 25 of EP Act, 1986
What
is the difference between the biomedical waste management rules of 1998 and
2016?
major changes are as follows: (1) the removal of
multiple categories and to continue with only four color-codes (2) that no
occupier was permitted to establish an on-site treatment and disposal facility
if service of a common biomedical waste treatment facility (CBMWTF) is
available within a distance of 75 km,3) 3) changes in the form numbers of
accident reporting, authorization, annual reporting, and appeal.
Duties
of the occupier (DOCTORS) are delineated more stringently in 2016 amendment as follows:
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There is pretreatment by disinfection and sterilization
on-site of infectious lab waste, blood bags as per the WHO guidelines.
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Occupier ensures non-chlorinated plastic
bags,gloves, and blood bags within two years of notification.
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Occupier ensures liquid waste is
segregated at source by pretreatment, and ETP is mandatory.
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Occupier ensures to maintain BMWM register
daily and on website monthly
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Annual report should be made available on
the website within two years
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The occupier (30 bedded) establishes BMWM
committee
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Records of equipment, training, health checkup,
and immunization are compulsory.
What
is biomedical waste management & handling rules?
pre-treat the laboratory waste, microbiological waste,
blood samples and blood bags through disinfection or sterilisation on-site in
the manner as prescribed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) or National
AIDs Control Organisation (NACO) guidelines and then sent to the common
bio-medical waste treatment facility
What
are the 4 types of biomedical waste?
There are generally 4 different kinds of medical
waste: infectious, hazardous, radioactive, and general.
What
are the 5 rules of waste management?
The 5 R's: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle
STEP ONE: REFUSe. Refuse: the first element of the 5
R's hierarchy. ...
STEP TWO: REDUCE. Reduce the use of harmful, wasteful,
and non-recyclable products.
STEP THREE: REUSE. ...
STEP FOUR: REPURPOSE. ...
sTEP FIVE: RECYCLE.
What
are the 7 steps of handling waste?
7 Steps to Shrink Your Trash
Step 1: Reduce. Make less waste in the first place!
...
Step 2: Reuse. ...
Step 3: Recycle. ...
Step 4: Compost. ...
Step 5: Burn trash to make energy. ...
Step 6: Throw it away in a landfill. ...
Step 7: Burn without making energy. ...
No single step can solve our waste disposal problems.
What
are the 10 categories of biomedical waste?
Bio- Medical waste is divided into 10 waste
categories:
·
Human and Anatomical Waste.
·
Animal Waste.
·
Microbiology and Bio-technology Waste.
·
Waste Sharps.
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Discarded Medicines and Outdated Drugs.
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Soiled Waste.
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Solid Waste.
·
Liquid Waste.
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