Bio medical waste management and environment safety- The aim of this section will be to help prevent harm to workers, property, the environment and the general public. Topics to be covered under the subject are as follows:
- Definition of Biomedical Waste
- Waste minimization
- BMW – Segregation, collection, transportation, treatment and
disposal (including color coding)
- Liquid BMW, Radioactive waste, Metals / Chemicals / Drug waste
- BMW Management & methods of disinfection
- Modern technology for handling BMW
- Use of Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Monitoring & controlling of cross infection (Protective devices)