BIO MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT Description also available in video format (attached below), for better experience use your desktop. Introduction · BMWM is the management of the waste that is generated during the diagnosis and treatment of a patient · Hospital Waste entirely divide into the below mentioned categories o Non Hazardous (80%) o Hazardous (20%) § Infectious (15%) § Other Hazardous (5%) · Non sharps · Sharps · BMW can easily affect out the entire community such as o Patients o Healthcare Workers o Municipal Workers o Rag pickers o Workers in recycling industries BMW Handling & Management Rules 1998 · RULE 1 (SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT) o Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 1998 o Came into force on the 20 th July 1998 · RULE 2 (APPLICATION) o Rules apply to all persons who § Generates, Collect, Receive, Store § Transport, Treat,
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