Healthcare Waste Report - Environment Health

top and middle: Transportation of healthcare waste
bottom: Incinerator for Healthcare Waste
CHAPTER 3_COUNTRY ANALYSIS
The incinerators are specially designed with
secondary chamber operating at a minimum
temperature of 1000°C with a minimum
residence time of one second. Continuous
monitoring and recording instruments are
installed to maintain the conditions.
Movement of wastes is tracked by means of
the consignment note system (e-Tracking) to
prevent illegal dumping and disposal of toxic
industrial wastes.
The hospitals maintain inventory records of
the biohazardous waste received at the storage
and those disposed through the licensed
hospital waste contractors. When collecting
the waste from the hospitals, the driver is to
obtain the consignment note prepared by the
hospital giving detailed quantity and time of
collection. Hospitals and the licensed
contractors are to forward a copy of the duly
completed consignment note to the Pollution
Control Department (PCD) of the NEA
within three days of the transportation.
Hospitals are to submit an annual notification
form to inform PCD of the total quantity of
biohazardous waste disposed during the year.
Truck driver are to carry the Transport
Approval issued to the licensed hospital waste
contractors, and comply with the conditions
stipulated in the approval such as the routes,
the restricted hour for transportation, and to
activate the emergency action plan in an event
of accident or spill.
Radioactive wastes from hospitals are disposed
at the sanitary landfill site operated by the
NEA.
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