Hospital Waste Management: Principles and Guidelines

Biomedical waste poses a wide variety of health and safety hazards for patients and health care workers. Safe and effective management of biomedical waste generated by health care institutions is not only a legal necessity but also a social responsibility. In this book an attempt has been made to generate awareness regarding: Sources of biomedical waste, their classification and the hazards posed by hospital waste; The laws regarding biomedical waste treatment; Pollution caused by biomedical waste; Routes of transmission of diseases by biomedical waste; Strategies for biomedical waste management in hospitals; Technologies available for treatment; Technologies available for treatment and disposal of biomedical waste in a safe and effective manner; Hospital housekeeping services; Standard operative procedures and protocols for biomedical waste management in hospitals(s). The book intends to provide a comprehensive framework for the safe and effective management of hospital waste and will be of immense value for the health care institutions and health care workers (Doctors, Nurses, Paramedical Staff and Hospital Administrators) who are at constant risk due to hazards posed by improper management of hospital waste.