Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What is Bio-Medical Waste?
Medical Waste is generally defined as any solid waste that is generated in the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals, in research pertaining thereto, or in the production or testing of biological's, including but not limited to:
- Solids or blood-soaked bandages
- Culture dishes and other glassware
- Discarded surgical gloves-after surgery
- Discarded surgical instruments-scalpels
- Needles-used to give shots or draw blood
- Cultures, stocks, swabs used to inoculate cultures
- Removed body organs-tonsils, appendices, limbs, etc.
- Lancets-the little blades the doctor pricks your finger with to get a drop of blood
Q. Who are the generators of Bio-medical waste?
Generator means any person nominated on behalf of a hospital, nursing home, clinic, dispensary, laboratory, animal house, slaughter house, veterinary institutions.
Q. Who are at more risk?
The doctors, nurses, technicians, washermans, sweepers, hospital visitors, patients, rag pickers and their relatives are exposed routinely to Bio-Medical Waste and are at more risk from the many fatal infections due to indiscriminate management.
Q. Why Bio-Medical Waste needs Management?
It is needed due to health, Environmental, legal and aesthetic reasons in addition to Ethical reasons.
Ethical aspects:
The ethical aspect related to the social responsibilities, which the health professions have, as a result of their status, knowledge and skills and an obligation to alert those who are at risk. This is reflected by the compulsory notification of infectious and notifiable diseases as a measure of public welfare. As regards Bio-Medical Waste management health professionals, bear a responsibility to act in such a way to prevent exposure to various health hazards and exposures to dioxins. As Bio-Medical Waste are the major source of dioxin production during incineration, which are generally cause of incurable cancers, the Medical ethics dictate that prevention must be carried out as we all are bound by Hippocratic oath.
Q. Who regulates the safe transport of medical waste?
The transport of medical waste is regulated at the state level by the Pollution Control Board and at the central level by the Central Pollution Control Board.
Q. Are there guidelines for preparing medical waste for safe transport and disposal?
The generator of medical waste is responsible for proper collection and packaging at the source itself before handing it over to the agency for disposal at the Common Treatment Plant. These guidelines are set up the Central Pollution Control Board and can be referred in the Legislations section of this site.
Q. How do we select the proper container for proper storage and transport?
The container required for storage and transportation will be identified and informed during training session by the agency staff who provides training.
Q. How do I begin service?
At Anu Autoclave & Incin. Services, we look forward to serving your medical waste needs. Call us or Email Us for more information and we'll start planning your customized waste management program.