SOP Bo-Medical Waste Disposal.docVIP

GENPACT – Global Bio-Medical Waste Disposal - 09 Document Issue / Revision Rev Issue Date Revision Statement Review Date Author Approved 1.0 17Sept 07 1st version 16th Sept 08 Chief Medical Officer Infrastructure and Logistics  Business: GENPACT Location: Global Aim: To provide guidelines to the On-site Medical Services of the procedures to be followed for Bio-Medical Waste Disposal Objective: To dispose the Bio-Medical Waste produced in the Medical Rooms in Genpact premises as per the guidelines laid down in the statute of the Pollution Control Boards of the states in which GENPACT operates. Scope: All Genpact sites. Responsibility: All the Medical and Para-Medical Staff on the site, EHS personnel, Site Logistics Leader, and Site Leader. Definitions: Bio-Medical Waste: any waste, which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunisation of human beings or animals or in research activities pertaining thereto or in the production or testing of biologicals, and including categories mentioned in Schedule I of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. (Appended) Bio-Medical Waste produced in Genpact Medical Rooms: Category No 4 Waste sharps: needles, syringes, scalpels, blades, glass, etc. that may cause puncture and cuts. This includes both used and unused sharps. Category No 5 Discarded Medicines: wastes comprising of outdated, contaminated and discarded medicines. Category No 6 Solid Waste: Items contaminated with blood, and body fluids including cotton, dressings, soiled plaster casts, lines, beddings, other material contaminated with blood. Category No. 7 Solid Waste: wastes generated from disposable items other than the waste sharps such as tubings, catheters, intravenous sets etc. Procedure: (for Categories 4, 6 7) The Medical Team along with the EHS team should identify the agency which is responsible for proper handling and disposal of the Bio-Medical Waste as laid down by