Bio-Medical Waste Management

The major salient features of BMW Management Rules, 2016 include the following:-

(a) The ambit of the rules has been expanded to include vaccination camps, blood donation camps, surgical camps, or any other healthcare activity;

(b) Phase out the use of chlorinated plastic bags, gloves, and blood bags within two years;

(c) Pre-treatment of the laboratory waste, microbiological waste, blood samples, and blood bags through disinfection or sterilization on-site in the manner as prescribed by WHO or NACO;

(d) Provide training to all its health care workers and immunize all health workers regularly;

(e) Establish a Bar-Code System for bags or containers containing bio-medical waste for disposal;

(f) Report major accidents;

(g) The new rules prescribe more stringent standards for incinerators to reduce the emission of pollutants into the environment;

(h) Existing incinerators to achieve the standards for retention time in secondary chamber and Dioxin and Furans within two years;

(i) Bio-medical waste has been classified into 4 categories instead of 10 to improve the segregation of waste at source;

(j) Procedure to get authorization simplified. Automatic authorization for bedded hospitals. The validity of authorization synchronized with the validity of consent orders for Bedded HCFs. One-time Authorization for Non-bedded HCFs;

(k) No occupier shall establish an on-site treatment and disposal facility if a service of `a common bio-medical waste treatment facility is available at a distance of seventy-five kilometers.

(l) Operator of a common bio-medical waste treatment and disposal facility to ensure the timely collection of bio-medical waste from the HCFs and assist the HCFs in the conduct of training.

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The following are the Annual BioMedical Waste Management Reports for Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana