Defined policies to minimize YES Need to establish purchasing volume and toxicity of wastes NO policy to support waste volume generated? (purchasing and toxicity reduction. See WB policy) Guide Worker Safety Protocols? Need to establish worker safety Evidence of training, YES programs. See SIGN, WHO, WB evidence of use of NO documents personal protective Establish immunization plan and equipment, evidence of program for workers. consistent practice among workers? TB, Hepatitis B vaccine YES for all workers handling NO waste Leakproof, color coded, YES Obtain proper collection labeled containers for NO containers for each waste collection of each type of stream. Seek special assistance waste? for collection of hazardous chemical wastes. Secure transport of YES Need to obtain proper containers to wastes within facility? NO ensure safe collection and transport E.g. closed collection of all wastes within facility. carts, containers Waste Manager, or YES Designate someone to oversee waste someone designated to NO programs, provide training as oversee all aspects of needed. See WHO guide, WB notel waste program/ Adequate Treatment YES This section requires an area-by-area technologies to render NO inquiry special wastes harmless? YES Obtain silver recovery Silver recovery - NO technology or service radiology YES Obtain solvent recovery Solvent recovery - NO technology or service laboratory YES Obtain formalin/formaldehyde Formalin/Formaldehyde NO recovery technology or service recovery laboratory YES Obtain autoclave technology or – Autoclave facility-wide NO other similar technology or – for infectious materials YES service Burial/cremation NO Identify and secure contract for contract for body parts burial or cremation services. Contracts with certified Identify hazardous waste firm for hazardous waste hazardous chemical wastes. management firm(s) for Identify neutralization process chemical hazardous for hazardous chemicals wastes Agreement with Obtain agreement for secure municipal or private YES landfill of residual wastes landfill for secure final NO disposition of all residual wastes (this can include controlled collection of recyclable wastes such as
Defined policies to minimize volume and toxicity of wastes generated? (purchasing policy) YES NO Need to establish purchasing policy to support waste volume and toxicity reduction. See WB Guide Worker Safety Protocols? Evidence of training, evidence of use of personal protective equipment, evidence of consistent practice among workers? TB, Hepatitis B vaccine for all workers handling waste YES NO YES NO Need to establish worker safety programs. See SIGN, WHO, WB documents Establish immunization plan and program for workers. Leakproof, color coded, labeled containers for collection of each type of waste? YES NO Obtain proper collection containers for each waste stream. Seek special assistance for collection of hazardous chemical wastes. Secure transport of wastes within facility? E.g. closed collection carts, containers YES NO Need to obtain proper containers to ensure safe collection and transport of all wastes within facility. Waste Manager, or someone designated to oversee all aspects of waste program/ YES NO Designate someone to oversee waste programs, provide training as needed. See WHO guide, WB notel Adequate Treatment technologies to render special wastes harmless? Silver recovery - radiology Solvent recovery - laboratory Formalin/Formaldehyde recovery – laboratory Autoclave – facility-wide for infectious materials Burial/cremation contract for body parts Contracts with certified hazardous waste management firm(s) for chemical hazardous wastes YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO This section requires an area-by-area inquiry Obtain silver recovery technology or service Obtain solvent recovery technology or service Obtain formalin/formaldehyde recovery technology or service Obtain autoclave technology or other similar technology or service Identify and secure contract for burial or cremation services. Identify hazardous waste firm for hazardous chemical wastes. Identify neutralization process for hazardous chemicals Agreement with municipal or private landfill for secure final disposition of all residual wastes (this can include controlled collection of recyclable wastes such as YES NO Obtain agreement for secure landfill of residual wastes
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