49. Biomedical Waste Management

Описание: 49. Biomedical Waste Management #AIIMS #PGIMER #DSSSB #RML #2024

"Biological" means any preparation made from organisms or micro-organisms or product
of metabolism and biochemical reactions intended for use in the diagnosis, immunization
or the treatment of human beings or animals or in research activities pertaining thereto
"Bio-medical waste" means any waste, which is generated during the diagnosis,
treatment or immunization of human beings or animals or research activities pertaining
thereto or in the production or testing of biological or in health camps
"Bio-Medical Waste Treatment and Disposal Facility" means any facility wherein
treatment, disposal of bio-medical waste or processes incidental to such treatment and
disposal is carried out, and includes common bio-medical waste treatment facilities
“Handling” in relation to bio-medical waste includes the generation, sorting, segregation,
collection, use, storage, packaging, loading, transportation, unloading, processing,
treatment, destruction, conversion, or offering for sale, transfer, disposal of such waste
“Health care facility” means a place where diagnosis, treatment or immunization of
human beings is provided irrespective of type and size of health treatment system, and
research activity pertaining thereto. In pretext to these guidelines these health care
facilities includes District Hospitals, Sub Divisional Hospitals, Community Health Centres,
Primary Health Centres and Sub centres
Bio-medical waste means any waste, which is
generated during the diagnosis, treatment or
immunization of human beings or animals or research activities pertaining thereto or in the
production or testing of biological or in health camps. Bio-Medical waste includes all the
waste generated from the Health Care Facility which can have any adverse effect to the
health of a person or to the environment in general if not disposed properly. All such waste
which can adversely harm the environment or health of a person is considered as
infectious and such waste has to be managed as per BMWM Rules, 2016.