Healthcare Waste Report - Environment Health
Healthcare Waste Report - Environment Health
Healthcare Waste Report - Environment Health
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Commonly used HCW Symbols<br />
Caution<br />
Sharps<br />
Classification of <strong><strong>Health</strong>care</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> by WHO<br />
<strong>Waste</strong> Category Definition Example<br />
Infectious <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> suspected to<br />
contain pathogens<br />
Pathological<br />
<strong>Waste</strong><br />
CHAPTER 1_INTRODUCTION<br />
Laboratory cultures, waste from isolation wards,<br />
tissues (swabs), materials or equipment that have<br />
been in contact with infected patients, excreta<br />
Human tissues or fluids Body parts, blood and other body fluids, fetuses<br />
Sharps <strong>Waste</strong> containing sharp<br />
edges<br />
Genotoxic <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> containing<br />
substances which cause<br />
damage to DNA<br />
Hazardous<br />
Chemical <strong>Waste</strong><br />
Pressurized<br />
Containers<br />
Radioactive<br />
<strong>Waste</strong><br />
Heavy Metal<br />
<strong>Waste</strong><br />
Hazardous<br />
Pharmaceutical<br />
<strong>Waste</strong><br />
Highly Infectious<br />
<strong>Waste</strong><br />
Source: WHO, 2008b<br />
Caution<br />
Infectious waste<br />
Source: WHO, 2008 and SBC, 2004<br />
<strong>Waste</strong> containing<br />
chemical substances<br />
Containers used to store<br />
gases under pressure<br />
<strong>Waste</strong> containing<br />
radioactive substances<br />
<strong>Waste</strong> with high content<br />
of heavy metals such as<br />
mercury<br />
<strong>Waste</strong> containing<br />
pharmaceuticals<br />
General waste<br />
Caution<br />
Toxic waste<br />
Caution<br />
Cytotoxic waste<br />
Needles, infusion sets, scalpels, knives, blades, broken<br />
glass<br />
<strong>Waste</strong> containing cytostatic drugs (often used in<br />
cancer therapy), genotoxic chemicals<br />
Laboratory reagents, film developer, disinfectants<br />
that are expired or no longer needed, solvents<br />
Gas cylinders, gas cartridges, aerosol cans<br />
Caution<br />
Radioactive waste<br />
Unused liquids from radiotherapy or laboratory<br />
research, contaminated glassware, packages or<br />
absorbent paper, urine and excreta from patients<br />
treated or tested with unsealed radionuclide<br />
Batteries, broken thermometers, blood-pressure<br />
gauges<br />
Pharmaceuticals that are expired or no longer<br />
needed, items contaminated by or containing<br />
pharmaceuticals (bottles, boxes), expired vaccines<br />
<strong>Waste</strong> consists of microbial cultures and stocks of highly infectious agents from<br />
Medical Analysis Laboratories and body fluids of patients with highly<br />
infectious diseases.<br />
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