Biomedical waste management (BMW): Categories, Color Coding, and Treatment

Biomedical waste management, Definition, Risk groups, Routes for Transmission of infections, Categories, Color Coding and Treatment

Dr. Pragya Rani, Consultant Microbiologist, Molecular Biologist, Ex Infection Control Officer, shares important pieces of information on Biomedical Waste Management in this video.

“Bio-medical waste" means any waste, which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals or research activities or in the production or testing of biological or in health camps, including the categories mentioned in Schedule I appended to these rules.
Steps for Effective BMW Management
1. Survey of waste generated.
2. Segregation of hospital waste.
3. Collection and categorization.
4. Storage of waste.
5. Transportation of waste.
6. Treatment of waste.

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