A STUDY ON BIO MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT IN CHENNAI NATIONAL HOSPITAL AT CHENNAI

Abstract

Medical care is vital for our life and health, but the waste generated from medical activities represents a real problem of living nature and human world. Improper management of waste generated in health care facilities causes a direct health impact on the community, the health care workers and on the environment Every day, relatively large amount of potentially infectious and hazardous waste are generated in the health care hospitals and facilities around the world. Indiscriminate disposal of BMW or hospital waste and exposure to such waste possess serious threat to environment and to human health that requires specific treatment and management prior to its final disposal. The paper includes various management practices adopted for biomedical waste management. The paper aims to create awareness among staffs, patients and as well as public.The key step in reducing the hazards from Bio medical waste is to segregate the waste at source