To manage healthcare waste effectively health and social care providers will need to consider.
Health care risk waste management.
2 health care facility medical wastes targeted for handling and disposal precautions include microbiology laboratory waste.
Appendix 20 1 closure and labelling of healthcare risk waste for steam sterilisation appendix 20 2 closure and labelling of healthcare risk waste for incineration appendix 20 3 segregation and packaging of healthcare risk waste and non risk waste appendix 20 4 sharps disposal patient information leaflet patient information leaflet.
The most practical approach to medical waste management is to identify wastes that represent a sufficient potential risk of causing infection during handling and disposal and for which some precautions likely are prudent.
Management of healthcare waste.
Health care risk waste hcrw is that hazardous portion of healthcare waste that includes wastes from natal care diagnosis treatment or prevention of disease in humans infectious waste infectious sharps and pharmaceutical waste expired unused spilt or contaminated drugs medicines and vaccines including packaging materials.
Infection control and health and safety legislation.
The management of healthcare waste is an essential part of ensuring that health and social care activities do not pose a risk of infection.