Guidelines for INFECTION CONTROL POLICY - Safdarjung Hospital

HOSPITAL WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND IT’S FUNCTIONA hospital Waste Management Committee, has been formed which function under the Chairmanshipof the Medical Superintendent. It is a broad based committee with representative from variousclinical departments, including Medical store, sanitation, Nursing and engineering Depts. Thecommittee holds meetings periodically.Function of the Committee :• Implementation of the Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handlings) Rules publishedin gazette of India of 27th July, 1988; under the provisions of Environment Act 1986in the hospital.• Monitor and ensure effective, hospital waste management in the Hospital.• Organize proper and timely; training program for all categories of workers.• Responsible for ensuring good waste management practices and waste minimization.AUTHORISATION : The hospital has been authorized for generation, collection and treatmentof the Bio medical waste as per rule.2. PRACTICES IN THE PATIENT-CARE AREAS/CLINICAL AREAS :POLICY ON SEGREGATION OF WASTE :The hospital should ensure that clinical and general wastes is segregated at source and placedin color coded plastic bags and containers prior to collection and disposal at the site generationin all patient care areas/clinical areas. There is no mixing of waste.Yellow, Blue and Black colored bags are used for segregation*.Segregation is the responsibility of the generator of wastes i.e. the doctors, nurses orparamedical personnel.Segregation is done for each of the following:• Infectious non sharps• Infectious sharp• Disposable plastic items• Glass• General waste• Paper/ cardboards• Cytotoxic/radiological/radioactive• Microbiological/pathological wastes*Read bags contain Cadmium which gives toxic emissions if incinerated hence not used in SJH.21