Review of hospital waste management in Iran
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 8, Issue 6
Abstract
Hospital waste due to their environmental pollutants and hazardous waste, are so important in waste management system. The nature of hazardous medical waste and problems caused by inconsistent management such as lack of planning in production And chemicals consumption, Failure to manage the separation and segregation, Storage and collection, Shipping and handling and disposal Cause environmental and health problems in the community. In this paper, according to the research that has been done in the country, in the Beginning there is an explanation of Waste Management, then Status of Waste Management Based on hospital waste regulations Approved by the Ministry of Health in 2008 has been studied. After estalishized Waste Management regulation in 2005, And the Waste Management Regulations in 2008, Hospital waste management situation in the country has improved. But the guidelines of these regulations have not been properly implemented and this has resulted that the hospital has not reached an ideal point in term of sanitary.
Authors and Affiliations
Teimori Gholamheidar| M.Sc. Student Occupational Health Engineering, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Science, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran., Fattahzadeh Masoud| M.Sc. Student of Environmental Health, Department, of Environmental Health Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Avakh Ali| M.Sc. Student of Occupational Health, Department of Occupational Health, shahid beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Vahabi Masoomeh| M.Sc. Student of Occupational Health, Department of Occupational Health, shahid beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Nourian Rouhollah| M.Sc. student of Health, Safety & Environment Management Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Karimi Mohamad Ali| M.Sc. student of Health, Safety & Environment Management Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran, Karimi Kian Abdolhamid *| M.Sc. Student of Occupational Health, Department of Occupational Health, shahid beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, email: hamid.keyan@gmail.com
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