Abstract of talk on Jan 9, 2018 (3.30pm) By Dr.

M Arumugam, MD and CEO, Broadline

Technologies Pvt Ltd, Chennai.

Study on the environmental Issues of Hazardous hospital waste disposal and build relatively
common standards, suggests Systems for the safety of personnel involved in health care unit
based analytical frame work:

Health care is most essential component for wellness; but the waste that are generated from the
health care facilities should be properly disposed, the types of Waste includes:
1. Non_infectious Hazardous waste
2. Non-Hazardous waste
3. Infectious waste

These are hazardous to health if they are not disposed properly, at the moment most health
facilities are not following prescribed norms and may cause serious health issues. At the moment,
many health care facilities in India follows rudimentary and uncertain method of waste disposal
from health care facilities, such disposals will have direct health impact on the community,
vegetation and environment. So as most of the health care workers who are involved in the
disposal are not properly trained, may not wear the required standard protective wears and are
not following set standard procedures in both handling and disposals.

As for as these hospital waste are concern they have to dispose relatively large quantity of
infectious and hazardous materials that are generated from the health care facilities. Such
hazardous waste disposal is a very serious threat to environment and to human health that
requires specific treatment and management prior to its final disposal.

It is expected to study the basic issues, categories of waste, threats of biomedical waste, the
process and procedure of handling and disposal methods. From this, a detailed questioner should
be made to evolve relatively common international standards to protect environment and
suggests Systems for the personnel who are involved in the hazardous waste disposal from the
health facilities.

Common data:
Developed countries generate 1 to 5 kg/bed/day
Developing countries: meagre data, but figures are lower 1-2kg/pt./day
WHO Report: 85% non hazardous waste
10% infective waste
5% non-infectious but hazardous.
INDIA:-No national level study was done till date
Process steps:
 Source of Waste
 Classification of Waste
 Routes of Transportation
 Problems Associated and disposal technologies