Rules and practices develop the quality of the team and hospitals. Implementation of several protocols and safety precautions to enhances the better patient outcome. BWM challenge and institutional adaptability and adjustment need a good guide. BWM stands for Biomedical Waste Management
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BWM manual
Reducing errors
Recycle and reuse
Training
Immunization
Pre-treatment of laboratory wastes
Bar-coding of waste, Thermoplastic
Phasing out of chlorinated materials
Treatment of waste and disposal
Roles and responsibilities of stakeholders
Doctors
Nurses
Technician
Sanitary workers
Hospital assistant
Other healthcare workers
All the head of the department must ensure the training in correct segregation practices assign staffs to inspect regularly
Everyone in the team must understand the importance of biomedical waste management
The hospital made a guideline for biomedical segregation and management by all staff
WHO given guidelines for BMW management
All the staff should go through the following
Regulation vaccination
Annual health check-up
Role of Nurses
Infection control and BMW committee will monitor the proper function and get regular reports on a monthly basis.
Coordination of waste from the ward, OT, ICU is regularly checked and sent into the appropriate treatment center
Proper segregation and collection of wastes
Supervision of housekeeping
BMW education to all the staffs and awareness about the BMW and needle stick injury
Incidences of needle stick injury properly reported and treatment is given to staff as per protocol
Log maintenance of color codes logistic cover with label and intent needs
Incidence of needle stick injury treated with post-exposure prophylaxis
Infection control should select proper SOP to follow
Maintain of incidence and report
Regular daily round on OT/ICU and wards
The sample was taken for culture sampling to ensure normal CFU
Weekly cleaning and fumigation and universal precaution for the patient with infection of HIV/HCV, MRSA, Hbs Ag+, etc