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Annexure – II<br />
NATIONAL GUIDELINES ON HOSPITAL WASTE MANAGEMENT BASED<br />
UPON THE BIO-MEDICAL WASTE (MANAGEMENT & HANDLING) RULES,<br />
1998<br />
The Bio-Medical Waste (Management & Handl<strong>in</strong>g) Rules, 1998 were notified<br />
under <strong>the</strong> Environment Protection Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) by <strong>the</strong> M<strong>in</strong>istry of Environment<br />
and Forest, Govt. Of India on 20 th July, 1998. The guidel<strong>in</strong>es have been prepared to<br />
enable each hospital to implement <strong>the</strong> said Rules, by develop<strong>in</strong>g comprehensive plan for<br />
hospital waste management, <strong>in</strong> term of segregation, collection, treatment, transportation<br />
and disposal of <strong>the</strong> hospital waste.<br />
1. POLICY ON HOSPITAL WASTE MANAGEMENT<br />
The policy statement aims “to provide for a system for management of all<br />
potentially <strong>in</strong>fectious and hazardous waste <strong>in</strong> accordance with <strong>the</strong> Bio-Medical<br />
Waste (Management & Handl<strong>in</strong>g) Rules, 1998 (BMW, 1998).<br />
2. DEFINITION OF BIO-MEDICAL WASTE<br />
Bio-Medical waste means any waste, which is generated dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> diagnosis,<br />
treatment or immunisation of human be<strong>in</strong>gs or animal or <strong>in</strong> research activities<br />
perta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>reto or <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> production or test<strong>in</strong>g of biological, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
categories mentioned <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Schedule of <strong>the</strong> Bio-Medical Waste (Management &<br />
Handl<strong>in</strong>g) Rules, 1998.<br />
3. CATEGORIES OF BIO-MEDICAL WASTE<br />
Hazardous, toxic and Bio-Medical waste has been separated <strong>in</strong>to follow<strong>in</strong>g<br />
categories for <strong>the</strong> purpose of its safe transportation to a specific site for specific<br />
treatment. Certa<strong>in</strong> categories of <strong>in</strong>fectious waste require specific treatment<br />
(dis<strong>in</strong>fection/decontam<strong>in</strong>ation) before transportation for disposal. These<br />
categories of bio-medical waste are mentioned as below:-<br />
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