Updated on December 16, 2024 04:02:39 PM
Delhi, the capital of India, has a complex healthcare system that comprises several hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, diagnostic centers, and health facilities. The vast healthcare network produces a large volume of biological waste, including used sharp items like syringes, contaminated items like bandages, soiled articles like garments, and discarded substances like expired medicines. Management of this waste is important due to the adverse effect on public health and the environment. Biomedical waste management is essentially concerned with certain guidelines or procedures regarding segregation, collection, storage, transportation, and disposal of biomedical wastes.
In New Delhi, the government has implemented policy measures, which include the Biomedical Waste Management Rules, 2016 to address these challenges in the healthcare facilities. These rules emphasize the precise segregation of waste by color and the correct treatment process, which may include incineration, autoclaving, documentation, and keeping pertaining to these activities. The Pollution Control Committee (PCC) ensures compliance, authorization, and inspection in the control of air pollution through the Pollution Control Committee Act By adopting these steps, Delhi aims to reduce possible adverse effects of biomedical wastes, avoid polluting the surroundings, and safeguard its population’s health.
Biomedical waste (BMW) refers to all kinds of waste produced in the diagnosis or treatment of diseases affecting human beings or animals, in the process of vaccination, or in conducting research activities. This waste is pathogenic and toxic; it may cause harm to the health of those who will come into contact with it in case it is not well disposed of. These include used syringes, needles, bandages, human tissues, organs, body fluids, pharmaceutical products, chemicals, and discarded medical equipment.
This biomedical waste, if not disposed of properly, can cause the spread of diseases, pollute water and soil resources, and also expose people to hazardous chemicals. Due to such risks associated with biomedical wastes, standards and protocols have been followed for handling and disposal of these wastes, including segregation, collection, storage, transportation, and disposal. For example, in India, the Biomedical Waste Management Rules, 2016 have given clear guidelines to the healthcare facility to follow the biomedical waste management and disposal system.
Biomedical waste management requires segregation at the source, using containers of different colors depending on the waste, and then disposal through incineration, autoclaving, or microwaving depending on the waste in question. Applied management not only involves safeguarding people's health but also preserving the environment, thus making the environment safer and cleaner.
The following are the benefits of proper biomedical waste management, which is considered essential:
As per the provisions of the applicable law, it is mandatory that no person can collect, store, treat, dispose of, or handle Biomedical waste in any form without prior written permission from the PCC.
The first step in obtaining biomedical waste management authorization is to gather all the necessary documents. These include a detailed plan of layout of the facility, documents of proof of ownership or lease, a list of the equipment used in waste management, and others.
For the production of biomedical waste, the occupier must fill out Form II as per the Biomedical Waste Rules along with the prescribed processing fees in the form of a demand draft to the Member Secretary of the concerned Pollution Control Committee (PCC) of the state before the start of any work.
The PCC does the field-level check and review of the application, and then the biomedical waste authorization is issued.
PCC provides biomedical waste authorization to bedded HCFs and non-bedded facilities after satisfying the requirement of the legislation.
The documents required for obtaining biomedical waste authorization typically include:
Granting Authorization under biomedical Waste Management Rule, 2016
| S no. | Conditions | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Clinics/dispensaries without beds | ₹1,000 |
| 2. | Healthcare facilities having less than 50 beds | ₹3,000 |
| 3. | Healthcare facilities having more than 50 beds but more than 200 beds | ₹5,000 |
| 4. | Healthcare facilities having more than 200 beds | ₹10,000 |
Note: Professional Fees to obtain Biomedical Waste Management Authorization in ₹25,000 (only with Professional Utilities)
Biomedical waste management authorization in India is contentious based on the categorization of the healthcare facility (HCF) and bedded or non-bedded status:
The authorization to be made for the HCF is lost if there are any alterations in the activities of the HCF. The prescribed authority has 90 days to counter the application, and in the absence of such a response, the authorization is deemed to have been granted.
Biomedical waste management in Delhi should be done efficiently because the city has a large number of healthcare facilities. Proper collection and disposal of biomedical waste preserves and promotes the health of whole communities and the conservation of the environment by preventing the polluting of the environment with the waste and legal provisions that have been put in place to check the emanation of the waste. Healthcare facilities also require a permit from the Pollution Control Committee (PCC), which entails documentation, application, and verification mechanisms. Costs can be different depending on a facility type, and it is possible to address all the issues with the help of professional services only. The authorization of the facility to receive amendment depends on category and waste output; the bedded facility automates authorization.
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Some of the biomedical waste categories include sharp waste, that is, needle blades; infectious waste, that is, articles that have been soaked in blood; and chemical waste, that is, pharmaceutical waste. Sharps have to be placed in rigid containers that are puncture proof; the infectious wastes have to be disposed of in ways that would neutralize the pathogens; and sometimes the chemical wastes also need to undergo certain processes before disposal.
The Biomedical Waste Management Rules of 2016 provide directions for segregation, collection, storage, transportation, treatment, and disposal of biomedical waste. It ensures proper color coding, proper labeling, and implementation of proper treatment processes, including incineration, autoclaving, or even microwaving.
Healthcare facilities can include compliance with the segregation guidelines, proper labeling on the containers to be used, a record of waste management activities, acquiring the authorization from PCC, and training the staff on waste management regularly. a record
Biomedical waste management authorisations are done by the PCC; inspection and monitoring of biomedical waste generators; enforcement of biomedical waste management rules and regulations; and addressing non-compliances are the other functions performed by the PCC.
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