Biomedical Waste Management.ppt

Bio hazard management

1. MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT & It’s SOCIAL IMPACT
Rajeshwari R ,B.E.,M.E.,(Ph.D).,MISTE.,
Faculty of Biomedical Engineering,
KPR Institute of Engineering & Technology, Coimbatore.
Ph:9597308485
Mail ID: [email protected]

2. Medical Waste /Biomedical Waste
Medicalwasteisasubsetofwastesgeneratedathealthcare
facilities,suchashospitals,physicians'offices,dentalpractices,
bloodbanks,andveterinaryhospitals/clinics,aswellasmedical
researchfacilitiesandlaboratories.

3. SOURCES

10. NEED FOR BMW
MANAGEMENT

13. WHO

14. Hazards to animals and birds
•Plastic waste can choke animals, which scavenge on open dumps.
•Injuries from sharps are common feature affecting animals.
•Harmful chemicals such as dioxins and furans can cause serious health hazards to
animals and birds.
•Heavy metals can even affect the reproductive health of the animals.
•Change in microbial ecology, spread of antibiotic resistance.

15. Environmental Impact
Inadequateincinerationresultsin
•releaseofpollutantsintotheairandinthe
generationofashresidue.
•Incineratedmaterialscontainingortreated
withchlorinecangeneratedioxinsand
furans,whicharehumancarcinogensand
havebeenassociatedwitharangeof
adversehealtheffects.
•Incinerationofheavymetalsormaterials
withhighmetalcontent(inparticularlead,
mercuryandcadmium)canleadtothe
spreadoftoxicmetalsintheenvironment.
Onlymodernincineratorsoperatingat
850-1100°Candfittedwithspecialgas-
cleaningequipmentareabletocomply
withtheinternationalemissionstandards
fordioxinsandfurans.

16. Thedisposalofuntreatedhealthcarewastesinlandfillscanleadtothe
contaminationofdrinking,surface,andgroundwatersifthoselandfillsare
notproperlyconstructed.

17. When does the world starts noticing??

18. •In late 1980’s
oItems such as used syringes were washed up on
several East Coast beaches
oConcern about HIV and HBV virus infection
oLead to development of biomedical waste
management law in USA
However in INDIA the seriousness about the
management came into limelight only after 1990’s

23. HOSPITALS
IN HOUSE
SEGREGATION
COMMON STORAGE
POINT
TRANSPORTATION
UNLOADING
AND
TEMPERATURE
STORAGE AT
CBWTF
TREATMENT DISPOSAL
BMW MANAGEMENT PROCESS

24. Waste Transport by People

25. VEHICLE USED FOR TRANSPORTATION (Waste Trucks)

36. AWARENESS AND EDUCATION
•Organizing seminars
•Workshops
•Practical demonstrations
•Group discussions
•Lectures