ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROJECT 2011-2012

Name of the hospital: Area: Date:

Questionnaire:

1. What are the types of industrial wastes generated from your hospital?How many people are in charge for the safe disposal of these wastes?

2. How are these wastes transported to disposal sites?

3. What are the safety measures that are taken to ensure the safe disposal of wastes generated from your hospital?

4. What are the instruments used for the disposal of medical wastes generated by this hospital?

5. Can you tell us something about the handling of medical waste?

6. Quantitatively how much waste is generated by your hospital?

7. What are the possible ways in which a medical waste can pose a threat if they leak into the environment?

8. How are these medical wastes segregated before disposal?

9. What are the types of containers used for the collection or transportation of these wastes?

10. Is there any colour code that is followed to differentiate between wastes?

11. Are there any protective gears provided for the handling of medical wastes?

12. Are the workers protected by vaccination against tetanus or hepatitis B?

13. Is there any training given to the workers involved in the collection and transportation of the wastes generated?

14. Is the management or administration involved in the work that is carried out? Or is there a separate department that takes care of all the needs and safety of the workers?

15. What are the measures that you have followed to minimise the wastes that are generated?

16. Is there any coordination between the hospital and an outside agency like municipal authority and the pollution control board?