Technical Guidelines Healthcare Waste Management

1.1        Purpose

This document provides staff in healthcare and waste management with the necessary guidance to facilitate the safe identification, separation, containment, transport, and management of wastes from establishments caring for the health of others.

This guideline has been drafted to assist the correct classification of waste from health care activities that is hazardous and/or offensive and its proper segregation and management via different methods if necessary.

The guideline makes it clear that each facility should produce a specific Waste Management Plan that covers all the waste produced at that facility and implements the requirements of this technical guideline for classification, segregation, separation, storage, transportation, and treatment, as well as any other requirements detailed in this document, such as all health & safety.

1.2        Scope

The guideline outlines the requirements that apply generally to all facilities and organizations which have responsibilities for healthcare waste, and in addition provides a summary of the main aspects of healthcare waste management for each type of establishment or location that produces healthcare waste.

This guideline covers wastes from any facility, organization or location where human healthcare is provided or overseen by a healthcare professional.

This guideline covers wastes from any facility, organization or location where human healthcare is provided or overseen by a healthcare professional, including:

And includes the following types of waste:

It deals mainly with waste once it has been produced but does outline measures for the prevention or reduction of the quantity and/or hazardousness of waste. ​

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