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IMS/ENV/SOP/05
Procedure for Bio Medical Waste Version No: 1.2
Date: 14/04/2022

Document History -

Version No Date Details of Change Reason of Change

1.0 11.01.2021 Initial version -

1.1 11.04.2022 - Annual review

Review and Approval -

Prepared By Manikant Barik

Reviewed By Hari Prasad Penjarla

Approved By Pankaj Verma

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 Doc No:
IMS/ENV/SOP/05
Procedure for Bio Medical Waste Version No: 1.2
Date: 14/04/2022

1.0 Purpose:
This Procedure is intended to provide guidance and instructions for collection,
storage transport, treatment and disposal of the Bio-medical waste while ensuring
minimization of environmental impacts to the extent possible at AGEL sites.

2.0 Scope:
2.1 This is applicable for generation, collection, receipt, storage, transportation,
treatment, disposal, or handling of Bio-medical waste in any form generated
premises at AGEL site.
2.2 This procedure covers the categories of Bio-medical wastes generated at
the facility such as Yellow.

3.0 Responsibility:
3.1 All the personnel involved in carrying out /supervising the above activities
are required to ensure implementation of this procedure and may consult any
other relevant documents indicated under Reference section below.
3.2 In case the tasks are performed by Site In-charge shall brief the procedure to
be followed and environmental and OH&S precautions to be complied by
personnel from contractors or external agencies deployed for the above task.
3.3 The supervisor from Adani sites and contractor is responsible to ensure
effective monitoring of implementation of this procedure.
3.4 The site in-charge is responsible for proper collection, storage, and
identification of Biomedical wastes as per the requirements and ensure that
the disposal in safe manner if any.
3.5 Ensure all activities related to handling and storage of Bio-medical waste
shall be carried out with proper PPE.
3.6 The Head-ESG shall annually monitor to ensure for compliance with this
procedure.
3.7 In the event of any changes required in the procedure such changes may be
requested to AMR, who would take appropriate action with approval from
respective departmental heads.

4.0 Procedure:
4.1 The following General Safety and Environmental procedure should be
ensured.

General Safety procedures:

Close fitting / protective
Safety Helmet must always
clothing must always be
be worn in workplace.
worn in work areas.

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Ensure proper physical and

Electrical isolations and Use Ear Plug if Required
availability of work permit.
Safety Shoes must always be
Use Hand gloves if required.
worn in work areas.
Safety Goggles must be worn
Ensure all flammable
in work areas whenever
materials are safely stored
required.
Rings & Jewellery must not Long and loose hair must be
be worn & Mobiles to be avoided.
turned Off where it is . Usage of Earmuff or Ear
forbidden. Plug whenever required

General environmental procedures:

Ensure that there are no oil
and grease spillage.
Perfrom activities having
emissions/dust geenration in
secluded araes in way to
contain dust/smoke.
Switch off all
lights.equipment and other
energy using systems where
not required.
Segregate wastes at source
ensure their
collection,storage and
disposal as per procedure for
relevant type of waste. If not
sure,consult environmental
department.
Ensure, relevant Common
procedure is follwed.
While working keep in mind
what can be reduced-reused
and recycled –for better
environment.

4.2 Other General Instructions for Compliance:

4.2.1. Access to Emergency evacuation and other emergency services such
as medical and Fire protection shall be readily available and contact
details are readily available concerned supervisor as well as contactor.
4.2.2. Access to drinking water, toilet and other essential infrastructure for
both company and contract personnel should be ensured.

4.3 Instructions:
4.3.1 Bio-Medical waste shall not be mixed with other wastes.
4.3.2 Bio-medical waste shall be collected into designated containers/bags
at the point of generation. The containers shall be labeled as per the
format.

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Date: 14/04/2022

4.3.3 In the event of any Bio-medical waste generated at the site while
administering first-aid, the same shall be securely collected and
stored.
4.3.4 When the bio-medical waste bag is transported from the premises
where bio-medical waste is generated, to designated waste treatment
facility outside the premises / nearby hospital, it should be labelled
with and tagged properly.

4.4 Handling of Concessions or Deviations:

4.4.1. In the Event of Any Changes or Deviation from Procedure are required
due to Urgent business requirements or system/Equipment approval
should be obtained from Head Projects/Head O&M.
4.4.2. The report for the concerned task should clearly Captured the details
of deviations and reason for the same.
5.0 Reporting:
5.1.1 Site in-charge shall provide annual bio-medical waste generation
record to ESG department. For the period from (January to
December).
5.1.2 All records shall be made available for inspection and verification by
ESG department/internal/external auditor at any time.
6.0 References:
Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016.
• http://enviscecb.org/
• http://www.cpcb.nic.in/
• http://moef.nic.in
The records are required to be maintained in statutory forms mandated by
regulatory authorities. Current templates of same are illustrated below. Prior to
preparing the record ascertain the current version of the form from the above
websites.
7.0 Associated Procedures/Guidelines:
• Adani Green Book
• ESMS (Environment Social Management System)
• IMSP/13 Procedure of AIM
• IMS/ENV/F/003 ASPECT / IMPACT REGISTER
• IMS/OHS/GUIDELINES/01
• IMS/ENV/GUIDELINES/02

8.0 Records:
8.1 Annual report of Bio-medical waste.

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8.2 Bio-medical waste Register

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Table – 1
Biomedical wastes categories and their segregation, collection, treatment, processing
and disposal options
Category Type of Waste Type of Bag Treatment and Disposal options
or Container
to be used
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Soiled Waste: Incineration or Plasma Pyrolysis
Items contaminated or deep burial*
with blood, body fluids In absence of above facilities,
like dressings, plaster autoclaving or micro-waving/
casts, cotton swabs hydroclaving followed by
and bags containing shredding or mutilation or
residual or discarded combination of sterilization and
blood and blood shredding. Treated waste to be
components. sent for energy recovery.
Expired or Yellow Expired cytotoxic drugs and
Discarded Medicines: coloured non- items contaminated with
Pharmaceutical waste chlorinated cytotoxic drugs to be returned
like antibiotics, plastic bags back to the manufacturer or
cytotoxic drugs or containers supplier for incineration at
including all items temperature >12000C or to
contaminated with common bio-medical waste
cytotoxic drugs along treatment facility or hazardous
with glass or plastic waste treatment, storage and
Yellow
ampoules, vials etc. disposal facility for incineration
at >12000C Or Encapsulation or
Plasma Pyrolysis at >12000C.

All other discarded medicines

shall be either sent back to
manufacturer or disposed by
incineration.
Discarded linen, Non- Non- chlorinated chemical
mattresses, beddings chlorinated disinfection followed by
contaminated with yellow plastic incineration or Plazma Pyrolysis
blood or body fluid. bags or or for energy recovery.
suitable In absence of above facilities,
packing shredding or mutilation or
material combination of sterilization and
shredding. Treated waste to be
sent for energy recovery or
incineration or Plazma Pyrolysis.

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Label for Bio-Medical Waste Containers

The BIOHAZARD SYMBOL has also to be displayed in the Bio-Medical Waste Containers
and the words. BIOHAZARD and HANDLE WITH CARE has to be prominent.

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