WEEK 16 MLSP

HEALTHCARE WASTE

HEALTHCARE WASTE

Includes all the waste that is generated or produced as a result of any of the following activities:

1. Diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals

2. Research pertaining to the above activities

3. Production of testing of biologicals

4. Waste originating from minor or scattered sources

INFECTIOUS AND PATHOLOGICAL WASTES

Wastes suspected to contain pathogens, waste materials that are in contact with patients with infectious diseases.

INFECTIOUS AND PATHOLOGICAL WASTES

Include body parts and human tissues, organs or fluids and unused blood products.

SHARPS

Include used and unused sharps such as hypodermic, intravenous, or other needles, infusion sets, scalpels, knives and blades and broken glass.

PHARMACEUTICAL WASTES

discarded products, drugs, vaccines, and sera.

CHEMICAL WASTES

discarded solids, liquid, and gaseous chemicals used in diagnostic and experimental work, as well as cleaning, housekeeping, and disinfecting procedures

Hazardous chemicals

discarded solids, liquid, and gaseous chemicals used in diagnostic and experimental work, as well as cleaning, housekeeping, and disinfecting procedures

RADIOACTIVE WASTES

Contain radioactive substances such as unused liquid from radiotherapy.

GENOTOXIC WASTES

have mutagenic, teratogenic, or carcinogenic properties and may include particular cytostatic drugs and excreta from patients treated with cytostatic drugs, chemicals, and radioactive materials.

RA 6969

“Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990”

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 856 S 1975

“The Code of Sanitation of the Philippines”

DOH DC # 156-C SERIES OF 1993

“Provides Guideline in Hospital Management”

RA 8749

“Clean Air Act of 1999”

RA 9003

“Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2001”

RA 9275

Clean Water Act of 2004”

PD 1586

“Environmental Impact Statement System Law”

WASTE SEGREGATION

Process of separating different types of waste at the point of generation and keeping them isolated from each other.

BLACK

non infectious dry waste

GREEN

non infectious wet waste

YELLOW

infectious pathological waste

yellow with black band

chemical waste and heavy metals

orange

radioactive waste

red

sharps and unused containers

STORAGE

“CAUTION: BIOHAZARDOUS WASTE STORAGE AREA – UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS KEEP OUT.”

ON-SITE TRANSPORT

shall be cleaned and disinfected daily using 4-5% concentration of sodium hypochlorite.(Zonrox na diluted sa water)

ON-SITE COLLECTION

No bags should be removed unless they are labeled with their point of production (hospital ward or department) and contents.

OFF-SITE COLLECTION

collection of waste from the central storage area by an accredited DENR transporter, Municipal Collector or Supplier into their respective vehicles.

STERILIZATION

It is defined as a survival probability of the most resistant microorganism of concern in a given process. a process that destroys all viable microbes, including viruses and endospores; microbicidal.

DISINFECTION -

- a process to destroy vegetative pathogens, not endospores; inanimate objects.

LANDFILL

engineered method designed to keep the waste isolated from the environment.

SEPTIC/CONCRETE VAULT

This method is especially suitable for the disposal of used sharps and syringes.

DISINFECTION

Is defined as low, intermediate, or high depending on the survival probability of specific microbial groups

SANITIZATION

any cleansing technique that mechanically removes microbes

ANTISEPTIC

disinfectants applied directly to exposed body surfaces