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OMD552 HOSPITAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
OBJECTIVES:
The student should be made to:
Know about the healthcare hazard control and accidents
Understand biomedical waste management
Learn the facility guidelines, infection control and patient safety.
UNIT I HEALTHCARE HAZARD CONTROL AND UNDERSTANDING ACCIDENTS
Healthcare Hazard Control: Introduction, Hazard Control: Management & Responsibilities,
Hazard Analysis, Hazard Correction, Personal Protective Equipment, Hazard Control
Committees, Accident Causation Theories, Accident Reporting, Accident Investigations,
Accident Analysis, Accident Prevention, Workers‟ Compensation, Orientation, Education,
and Training.
UNIT II BIOMEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
Biomedical Waste Management : Types of wastes, major and minor sources of biomedical
waste, Categories and classification of biomedical waste, hazard of biomedical waste, need
for disposal of biomedical waste, waste minimization, waste segregation and labeling,
waste handling and disposal.
UNIT III HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Hazardous Materials : Hazardous Substance Safety, OSHA Hazard Communication
Standard, DOT Hazardous Material Regulations, Healthcare Hazardous Materials, Medical
Gas Systems, Respiratory Protection.
UNIT IV FACILITY SAFETY
Introduction, Facility Guidelines: Institute, Administrative Area Safety, Slip, Trip, and Fall
Prevention, Safety Signs, Colors, and Marking Requirements, Tool Safety, Electrical Safety,
Control of Hazardous Energy, Landscape and Ground Maintenance, Fleet and Vehicle
Safety.
UNIT V INFECTION CONTROL, PREVENTION AND PATIENT SAFETY
Healthcare Immunizations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disinfectants,
Sterilants, and Antiseptics, OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, Tuberculosis,
Healthcare Opportunistic Infections, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Medication Safety.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
After successful completion of the course, the students will be able to know the concepts of
healthcare waste management, its prevention and safety.
REFERENCES:
- Tweedy, James T., Healthcare hazard control and safety management-CRC Press_Taylor
and Francis (2014). - Anantpreet Singh, Sukhjit Kaur, Biomedical Waste Disposal, Jaypee Brothers Medical
Publishers (P) Ltd (2012).
