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Author : MADHURI. SHARMA
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789386261915
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (619 download)
Download or read book HOSPITAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AND ITS MONITORING. written by MADHURI. SHARMA and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Yves Chartier
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9241548568
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (415 download)
Download or read book Safe Management of Wastes from Health-care Activities written by Yves Chartier and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2014 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second edition of the WHO handbook on the safe, sustainable and affordable management of health-care waste--commonly known as "the Blue Book". The original Blue Book was a comprehensive publication used widely in health-care centers and government agencies to assist in the adoption of national guidance. It also provided support to committed medical directors and managers to make improvements and presented practical information on waste-management techniques for medical staff and waste workers. It has been more than ten years since the first edition of the Blue Book. During the intervening period, the requirements on generators of health-care wastes have evolved and new methods have become available. Consequently, WHO recognized that it was an appropriate time to update the original text. The purpose of the second edition is to expand and update the practical information in the original Blue Book. The new Blue Book is designed to continue to be a source of impartial health-care information and guidance on safe waste-management practices. The editors' intention has been to keep the best of the original publication and supplement it with the latest relevant information. The audience for the Blue Book has expanded. Initially, the publication was intended for those directly involved in the creation and handling of health-care wastes: medical staff, health-care facility directors, ancillary health workers, infection-control officers and waste workers. This is no longer the situation. A wider range of people and organizations now have an active interest in the safe management of health-care wastes: regulators, policy-makers, development organizations, voluntary groups, environmental bodies, environmental health practitioners, advisers, researchers and students. They should also find the new Blue Book of benefit to their activities. Chapters 2 and 3 explain the various types of waste produced from health-care facilities, their typical characteristics and the hazards these wastes pose to patients, staff and the general environment. Chapters 4 and 5 introduce the guiding regulatory principles for developing local or national approaches to tackling health-care waste management and transposing these into practical plans for regions and individual health-care facilities. Specific methods and technologies are described for waste minimization, segregation and treatment of health-care wastes in Chapters 6, 7 and 8. These chapters introduce the basic features of each technology and the operational and environmental characteristics required to be achieved, followed by information on the potential advantages and disadvantages of each system. To reflect concerns about the difficulties of handling health-care wastewaters, Chapter 9 is an expanded chapter with new guidance on the various sources of wastewater and wastewater treatment options for places not connected to central sewerage systems. Further chapters address issues on economics (Chapter 10), occupational safety (Chapter 11), hygiene and infection control (Chapter 12), and staff training and public awareness (Chapter 13). A wider range of information has been incorporated into this edition of the Blue Book, with the addition of two new chapters on health-care waste management in emergencies (Chapter 14) and an overview of the emerging issues of pandemics, drug-resistant pathogens, climate change and technology advances in medical techniques that will have to be accommodated by health-care waste systems in the future (Chapter 15).
Author : Michael Garvin
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780873716376
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (163 download)
Download or read book Infectious Waste Management written by Michael Garvin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1995-02-24 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyday, thousands of hospitals around the country produce thousands of tons of infectious waste. The disposal of this waste is considered one of America's primary environmental problems. Drawing on the author's 20 years of experience as an administrator, department director, and staff consultant, Infectious Waste Management offers an insider's approach to medical waste management. This reference includes information on how to manage medical waste practically. It gives simple, effective procedures on how to a establish or revitalize a waste management program. Written in a friendly, understandable style, the book covers everything from working with administration to provide necessary resources to getting employees to work effectively. It describes cost-containing guidelines and establishing regulatory compliance. This invaluable guide discusses proper department procedures and methods to monitor systems. The book contains "education modules" or short education tools which can be used to convey important task-oriented information to staff. The book is divided into three sections according to the intended audience. Text in the first section is directed toward hospital administrators and members of the infection control and safety committees. The second is primarily for department directors and focuses on writing infectious waste management procedures for the departments of environmental services and maintenance. This section also addresses the essential functions of program monitoring and waste tracking or manifesting. The third part is for people responsible for educating staff. Together, these sections present an effective, full-staff approach to infectious waste management. The book has a number of appendices, which restate important points made throughout the book and provide sample policies, procedures, letters, memos, reference cards, and other management or education tools that will prove helpful.
Author : Mohd. Faisal Khan
Publisher : Kanishka Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9788173916328
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (163 download)
Download or read book Hospital Waste Management written by Mohd. Faisal Khan and published by Kanishka Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides Comprehensive Framework For Safe And Effective Management Of Hospital Waste. Useful Health Care Institution And Staff Who Are Exposed For Hazards By Inproper Management Of Hospital Waste. Has 7 Chapters And 5 Useful Annexures.
Author : NIIR Board of Consultants & Engineers
Publisher : NIIR PROJECT CONSULTANCY SERVICES
ISBN 13 : 8186623914
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (866 download)
Download or read book Medical, Municipal and Plastic Waste Management Handbook written by NIIR Board of Consultants & Engineers and published by NIIR PROJECT CONSULTANCY SERVICES. This book was released on 2005-08-15 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Waste management is the collection, transport, processing, recycling or disposal, and monitoring of waste materials. Concern over environment is being seen a massive increase in recycling globally which has grown to be an important part of modern civilization. The consumption habits of modern consumerist lifestyles are causing a huge global waste problem. Rapid urbanization and industrial diversification has led generation of considerable qualities of municipal, plastic, hazardous and biomedical waste. Further the rapid industrial developments have, led to the generation of huge quantities of hazardous wastes, which have further aggravated the environmental problems in the country by depleting and polluting natural resources. Therefore, rational and sustainable utilization of natural resources and its protection from toxic releases is vital for sustainable socioeconomic development. Hazardous waste management is a new concept for most of the Asian countries including India. The utilization of resources and generation of waste is for beyond the limit that the biosphere was made to carry. Recycling of plastics should be carried in such a manner to minimize the pollution level during the process and as a result to enhance the efficiency of the process and conserve the energy. The concern for bio medical waste management has been felt globally with the rise in infectious diseases and indiscriminate disposal of waste. It is to be understood that management of bio medical waste is an integral part of health care. There is a clear need for the current approach of waste disposal in India that is focussed on municipalities and uses high energy/high technology, to move more towards waste processing and waste recycling (that involves public private partnerships, aiming for eventual waste minimization driven at the community level, and using low energy/low technology resources. This book basically deals with characterization of medical waste, medical waste data collection activities, medical waste treatment effectiveness, gas sterilization , medical waste reuse, recycling and reduction, selection of waste management options, fundamental concepts related to hospital waste incineration , linkage of bio medical waste management with municipal waste management , waste identification and waste control program for the health care establishments, waste treatment and disposal : the rules and the available options , recycle spoiled photographic film and paper etc. Waste management is one of the essential obligatory functions of the country. This service is falling too short of the desired level of efficiency and satisfaction resulting in problems of health, sanitation and environmental degradation. This book provides overview of the status of medical, municipal and plastic waste management. A treatment technique includes sterilization, incineration and number of recycling methods.
Author : NIIR Board of Consultants & Engineers
Publisher : NIIR PROJECT CONSULTANCY SERVICES
ISBN 13 : 9381039879
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Handbook on Recycling and Disposal of • Hospital Waste • Municipal Solid Waste • Biomedical Waste • Plastic Waste written by NIIR Board of Consultants & Engineers and published by NIIR PROJECT CONSULTANCY SERVICES. This book was released on 2018-03-02 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Waste can be almost anything, including food, leaves, newspapers, bottles, construction debris, and chemicals from a factory, candy wrappers, disposable diapers, old cars, or radioactive materials. People have always produced waste, but as industry and technology have evolved and the human population has grown, waste management has become increasingly complex. Waste recycling involves the collection of waste materials and the separation and clean-up of those materials. Recycling waste means that fewer new products and consumables need to be produced, saving raw materials and reducing energy consumption. Waste reduction and recycling are very important elements of the local waste management framework. They help both to conserve natural resources and to reduce demand for valuable landfill space. The waste recycling services has become the one of the fastest growing industry. The growth of the waste recycling services is driven by the technology development for waste recycling. The waste management market is expected to be worth US$ 13.62 billion by 2025. Indian municipal solid waste (MSW) management market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.14% by 2025. India has planned to achieve a capacity of 2.9 million hospital beds by 2025 which will help bio medical waste management market to grow at a CAGR of 8.41%. The concern for bio medical waste management has been felt globally with the rise in infectious diseases and indiscriminate disposal of waste. It is to be understood that management of bio medical waste is an integral part of health care. There is a clear need for the current approach of waste disposal in India that is focussed on municipalities and uses high energy/high technology, to move more towards waste processing and waste recycling (that involves public private partnerships, aiming for eventual waste minimization driven at the community level, and using low energy/low technology resources. This book basically deals with characterization of Medical Waste, Medical Waste Data Collection Activities, Medical Waste Treatment Effectiveness, Gas Sterilization, Municipal Solid Waste, Bio-Medical Waste, Hospital Waste Incineration, Production, Use, and Disposal of Plastics and Plastic Products, Medical Waste Reuse, Recycling and Reduction, Disposal on Land, municipal and plastic waste management, Plastic Waste, incineration and number of recycling methods. The book is highly recommended to new entrepreneurs, existing units who wants to get more information of Waste Disposal & Recycling. 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Author : Peter A. Reinhardt
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351090437
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Infectious and Medical Waste Management written by Peter A. Reinhardt and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This complete guide to infectious and medical waste management is required reading for everyone who handles, treats, transports, disposes of, or is responsible for this waste. Until now, no book has been written that explains in detail how to safely comply with the complex regulations and how to set up an effective infectious and medical waste program (including AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses) so the right decisions can be made. This valuable book gives you the expertise of the authors' combined 30 years' experience with this vital topic. Organized and presented in a clear, concise style-complete and practical-Infectious and Medical Waste Management covers every major and minor topic in this field: Medical Waste, Infectious Waste, Chemical Waste, and Radioactive Waste-everything you need to know is thoroughly covered. Presents waste audit plan organized by: collection, containers, spills, storage and processing, transportation, treatment, disposal, personnel and management.
Author : Wayne L. Turnberg
Publisher : Wiley-Interscience
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Biohazardous Waste written by Wayne L. Turnberg and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 1996-03-21 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issues associated with biohazardous waste have come into sharp focus in recent years due to public concern over AIDS and the medical waste wash-ups along U.S. beaches and coastal communities in 1988. This comprehensive volume covers all important areas of biohazardous waste management, from regulation to collection to disposal. Promoting safe, sensible, and ecologically sound solutions throughout, this book Discusses risk assessment in terms of human health, persistence of pathogens in the environment, and how these relate to methods of waste disposal Deals with questions of policy and environmental regulations that include workplace health and safety and public health issues Reviews the medical industry's standards and guidelines for dealing with its waste stream and how they fit in with the EPA's program of medical waste tracking Details specific waste management strategies for both major facilities and home healthcare Examines the available technologies for dealing with biohazardous waste, particularly incineration and steam sterilization Reviews the many alternative treatment technologies, including specifics of newly developed systems and procedures for evaluating their effectiveness and safety Lists resources and contacts to help keep up with new technologies and management techniques, and includes appendices with federal and state OSHA contacts and state medical waste contacts Provides many illustrations to highlight the text For professionals in public health, medicine, and waste management; regulatory officials at all levels of government; and environmental scientists and engineers, this volume brings the field of biohazardous waste up-to-date while serving as an excellent guide and reference to some of the more compelling issues of our time.
Author : Sushma Sahai
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788131305683
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (56 download)
Download or read book Bio-Medical Waste Management written by Sushma Sahai and published by . This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Indian context.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030906371X
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Waste Incineration and Public Health written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-10-21 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incineration has been used widely for waste disposal, including household, hazardous, and medical wasteâ€"but there is increasing public concern over the benefits of combusting the waste versus the health risk from pollutants emitted during combustion. Waste Incineration and Public Health informs the emerging debate with the most up-to-date information available on incineration, pollution, and human healthâ€"along with expert conclusions and recommendations for further research and improvement of such areas as risk communication. The committee provides details on: Processes involved in incineration and how contaminants are released. Environmental dynamics of contaminants and routes of human exposure. Tools and approaches for assessing possible human health effects. Scientific concerns pertinent to future regulatory actions. The book also examines some of the social, psychological, and economic factors that affect the communities where incineration takes place and addresses the problem of uncertainty and variation in predicting the health effects of incineration processes.
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Publisher : William Andrew Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780815512646
Total Pages : 541 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (126 download)
Download or read book Medical Waste Management and Disposal written by and published by William Andrew Inc.. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the current status of US medical waste management and disposal practices, ranging from handling the waste as nonhazardous municipal solid waste to strict segregation, packaging, labeling, and tracking. Treatment techniques include steam sterilization, incineration, recycling and reuse methods. Also covers EPA studies characterizing types, numbers and sizes of waste generators and wastes generated.
Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9240039619
Total Pages : 71 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Global analysis of healthcare waste in the context of COVID-19 written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Yang Chen
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9819967864
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (199 download)
Download or read book Innovative Disposal Technology and Management Practice for Medical Waste written by Yang Chen and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2024-01-18 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the latest development trend of international medical waste disposal technology, combines the current situation of medical waste management and disposal in China and the requirements of the international community for medical waste, and comprehensively and systematically summarizes the relevant contents of medical waste treatment and disposal technology and management practices. It is suitable for source classification, technology screening, engineering construction, facility operation, supervision and management, and environmental monitoring/inspection in the field of medical waste treatment and disposal, technical training and vocational skills upgrading of operators, and can also be used as a reference for teaching and scientific research by relevant personnel in universities and colleges, government departments, research institutions working in the field of medical waste disposal for environmental protection.The present version has been revised technically and linguistically by the authors in collaboration with a professional translator.
Author : PRAVIN KHANDVE
Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Hazardous Waste Managment written by PRAVIN KHANDVE and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2023-06-14 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hazardous Waste Management" is a comprehensive guide that discusses the essential aspects of hazardous waste management, including storage, collection, identification, and disposal. The book starts with an introduction to hazardous waste, its definitions, classification, and the need for its management. It then moves on to discuss the various storage and collection methods, equipment used for collection, and the challenges faced by developing countries. The identification of hazardous waste, its characteristics, identification methods, and management plan components are also discussed in detail. The book covers the quantities of hazardous waste generated, types of hazardous waste, generation rates, and trends in hazardous waste generation, along with legal frameworks for its implementation. The book further delves into hazardous waste minimization strategies, the impact of waste minimization on human health and the environment, and the methods for hazardous waste disposal, including incineration, secured landfill, chemical treatment, bioremediation, recycling, and physiochemical treatment. Finally, the book covers the management of nuclear and e-waste, biomedical and chemical waste management, and emerging issues, advancements, and sustainable practices in hazardous waste management. The book also discusses common treatment, storage, and disposal facilities for hazardous waste management in India. The Book is a must-read for students, professionals, and policymakers involved in environmental science, waste management, and sustainability.
Author : Laljee Verma
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3668516162
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (685 download)
Download or read book Healthcare Waste rules and its Management and Handling in Delhi written by Laljee Verma and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2017-09-04 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic Paper from the year 2017 in the subject Medicine - Public Health, , language: English, abstract: Healthcare waste rules were promulgated in the year 1998, whereby the final cut-off date for instituting an effective system in hospitals was December 2002 but even in the middle of 2005 we find that the health care institutions are still grappling with the problem. The rues have been revised in 2016, with some amendments. Many initiatives have been taken but the situation still is not where one can say with confidence that healthcare wastes are disposed properly without adverse effect on the environment and without being a source of morbidity among the human population. Hospitals and nursing homes are mushrooming in any urban locality. We can take Delhi for example, where I have done some survey and study. Delhi has many health care units of all types, such as hospitals of all dimensions, nursing homes, large and small laboratories, blood banks, dental clinics, veterinary hospitals & clinics, dispensaries, and hospitals & units run on alternate system of medicine. There are about 40, 000 beds in Delhi in Govt and private sector. Quantity of waste generated is reported to range from mere 30 Gm per bed per day to 780 Gm per bed per day, with an average of 230 Gm per bed per day. These figures do not seem authentic since there is a very wide variation, and due to the fact that when segregation practices are not in vogue how can one be sure to have separately measured the healthcare waste. Therefore, these figures can at best be termed ‘guesstimates’. However, healthcare waste in Delhi would be approximately 9, 200 Kg per day. The actual figure may be higher considering many nursing homes are not registered.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Regulation and Business Opportunities
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Health Hazards Posed in the Generation, Handling, and Disposal of Infectious Wastes written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Regulation and Business Opportunities and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Yves Chartier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Safe Management of Wastes from Health-care Activities written by Yves Chartier and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second edition of the WHO handbook on the safe, sustainable and affordable management of health-care waste--commonly known as "the Blue Book". The original Blue Book was a comprehensive publication used widely in health-care centers and government agencies to assist in the adoption of national guidance. It also provided support to committed medical directors and managers to make improvements and presented practical information on waste-management techniques for medical staff and waste workers. It has been more than ten years since the first edition of the Blue Book. During the intervening period, the requirements on generators of health-care wastes have evolved and new methods have become available. Consequently, WHO recognized that it was an appropriate time to update the original text. The purpose of the second edition is to expand and update the practical information in the original Blue Book. The new Blue Book is designed to continue to be a source of impartial health-care information and guidance on safe waste-management practices. The editors' intention has been to keep the best of the original publication and supplement it with the latest relevant information. The audience for the Blue Book has expanded. Initially, the publication was intended for those directly involved in the creation and handling of health-care wastes: medical staff, health-care facility directors, ancillary health workers, infection-control officers and waste workers. This is no longer the situation. A wider range of people and organizations now have an active interest in the safe management of health-care wastes: regulators, policy-makers, development organizations, voluntary groups, environmental bodies, environmental health practitioners, advisers, researchers and students. They should also find the new Blue Book of benefit to their activities. Chapters 2 and 3 explain the various types of waste produced from health-care facilities, their typical characteristics and the hazards these wastes pose to patients, staff and the general environment. Chapters 4 and 5 introduce the guiding regulatory principles for developing local or national approaches to tackling health-care waste management and transposing these into practical plans for regions and individual health-care facilities. Specific methods and technologies are described for waste minimization, segregation and treatment of health-care wastes in Chapters 6, 7 and 8. These chapters introduce the basic features of each technology and the operational and environmental characteristics required to be achieved, followed by information on the potential advantages and disadvantages of each system. To reflect concerns about the difficulties of handling health-care wastewaters, Chapter 9 is an expanded chapter with new guidance on the various sources of wastewater and wastewater treatment options for places not connected to central sewerage systems. Further chapters address issues on economics (Chapter 10), occupational safety (Chapter 11), hygiene and infection control (Chapter 12), and staff training and public awareness (Chapter 13). A wider range of information has been incorporated into this edition of the Blue Book, with the addition of two new chapters on health-care waste management in emergencies (Chapter 14) and an overview of the emerging issues of pandemics, drug-resistant pathogens, climate change and technology advances in medical techniques that will have to be accommodated by health-care waste systems in the future (Chapter 15).
