Medical Waste Management Florida

 

Bio-Medical waste management in many hospitals is that the implementation of Bio-Waste regulation is unsatisfactory as some hospitals are disposing of waste in a haphazard, improper and indiscriminate manner. Medical Waste Management Florida Lack of segregation practices results in mixing of hospital wastes with general waste making the whole waste stream hazardous. Inappropriate segregation ultimately results in an incorrect method of waste disposal.  Bio-Medical waste management thus will cause environmental pollution, unpleasant smell, growth, and multiplication of vectors like insects, rodents and worms and may lead to the transmission of diseases like typhoid, cholera, hepatitis, and AIDS through injuries from syringes and needles contaminated with a human. The biomedical waste management process is essential for healthcare institutions striving to prevent and combat hospital-acquired infections and other biohazards. Bertin has developed the Sterilwave range to meet the needs of medical centers, clinics, hospitals, and laboratories of all sizes generating anywhere from a few kilos to several tonnes of biohazardous waste per day. Any solid or liquid waste which may present a threat of infection to humans. Examples include nonliquid tissue and body parts from humans and other primates; laboratory and veterinary waste which contain human disease-causing agents; discarded sharps; and blood, blood products and body fluids from humans and other primates. Used, absorbent materials saturated with blood, body fluids, or excretions or secretions contaminated with blood and absorbent materials saturated with blood or blood products that have dried. Absorbent material includes items such as bandages, gauze and sponges. Non-absorbent disposable devices that have been contaminated with blood, body fluids or blood-contaminated secretions or excretions and have not been sterilized or disinfected by an approved method.