A Study of the Bio-Medical Waste Management in a Teaching Hospital (NCMC and Hospital, Panipat)
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 7
Abstract
Background: Biomedical Waste means any waste, which is generated during diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals, or in research activities pertaining thereto or in the production or testing of biological, and including categories as mentioned in the Bio-medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998. This is now a statutory requirement for Indian Hospitals. Aim: To Study the implementation of various processes to comply with the statutory provisions of Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016. Objective: To assess the current status of Bio-Medical Waste Management at N.C. Medical College and Hospital, Gap Analysis vis-a-vis Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, To initiate necessary interventions for ensuring compliance with new BMW Management of Rules, 2016, Assess the impact of the implementation strategy and to recommend further interventions, if necessary. Materials and Methods: This Prospective and Retrospective study has been conducted in a three year old, 330 bed’s hospital at Israna, Panipat affiliated with NC Medical College. The College has obtained ‘Letter of Permission’ from Medical Council of India in 2016. Consequently, the first batch of 150 students is undergoing training for degree of MBBS since October 2016. The study has been conducted from the duration from March 2017 through June 2017. This study is based on both primary and secondary sources. Secondary data regarding hospital waste management techniques was collected from internet sources, books, journal articles, and reports. Results: Total waste generated during the period of October 2016 to May 2017 was 21579 kg. This comes to 0.51 kg per patient per day. The segregation of BMW according to the categories represents that the maximum BMW generated is in Yellow category comprising of 69.23%, red 19.23%, blue 7.69% and white 3.84% respectively. The total general waste for the month of May 2017 was 2471 kg, maximum waste generated from wards 1263 kg (51.10%) and minimum from Administrative areas 58 kg (2.34%). Conclusion: Cost effective system for providing better medical waste treatment facilities along with generation of awareness to reduce and recycle the waste is necessary to sustain the environment. The Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules 2016, have holistically addressed the issue of safe of hospital wastes.
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Riva Singh, Gurjeet Singh, Kanwarjit Singh
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